The Complaint Box - Crimes against gaming

As the digital age rises, the old media lose it's power over the audiences. To regain their influence, they use smear tactics and blaming the digital industries. This article/essay is going to talk about the old media blaming the gaming industry for violence and crimes. Politicians make glorified lies, unsupported blame, and false information against the Gaming industry.

A young industry rises, The video game industry starts to gain a grip on audiences. It's starting to be an influential part of some people's lives. The old media finds this industry easy prey because most old/adult people don't understand what it is and what it does. Due to the Internet being an easier way to find news instead of using the television. The old media tries to smear their opponent down. The United states has a rampant problem of school shootings, murders and all sorts. The old media then takes these problems and blames video games as it's cause.

For years, people blamed video games as a cause of violence instead of finding the root of the problem. Researches have supported evidence that video games isn't the cause but people still don't believe it. Politicians and the old media blame the young industry and smear it's name with lies and atrocities. Gamers are said to be closet psychopaths but that isn't the case. If it was, the world would be in constant chaos because there's millions that play video games. From violent to casual, video games don't cause anger and rage. Gamers are calm and collected not raging brutes. Gamers are just innocent victims of Politicians and the old media. I, the author, played countless video games that are violent most of the time but am I an insane madman? No. I'm calm most of the time unless provoked.

The problem here is clearly the United State's fault. The U.S has countless gun stores that can be easily accessed by minors. Mental health isn't handled properly, most of the time it's just disregarded. In most, if not all, cases of school shootings are caused by mentally unstable people who had access to guns. Most of the guns used are military grade assault rifles, How does one procure that? Clearly, you can easily find one in the United States. Further proof that video games aren't the problem here is South Korea. South Korea's national sport is pretty much Starcraft 2, a science-fiction strategy game. Over the years, from 1996 to 2012, There has been no school shootings in the country.

For almost more than a decade researchers have proven that violent video games don't cause mental instability. There's a large gap between firing a gun using a mouse/keyboard/controller and firing a gun using a trigger. Gamers also proved that gaming helps people relax and unwind, they release their anger in a game instead on real life.

To conclude this rather long article. Please shut up and listen to us, Gamers aren't crazy Psychopaths, We're just like you but  possibly have better problem solving skills.
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Basketball Hoggers!!!!!

One day I was in the gym shooting some hoops. I was having lots and lots of fun. then some girls that I've never met in my life before comes and asks me if she can play b-ball two on two and I said yes. when we started playing it going well, I shot 5 in and they got 4 in, but all of a sudden my partner acting up. she wouldn't pass the ball to me and I got so annoyed but I ignored it. Again I said "over here, I'm open", with my hand signal ready for the ball to be thrown. I was in the open but she just kept going to the basket to score and slam! The girl from the other team knocked the ball out of her hand and I just looked at her so disappointed. This happened at the YMCA gym at 12:45pm. It actually happened last week Saturday, the 16th of February, 2013. The girl was such a ball hogger and that got me so ticked off. When I was asking her to pass me the ball because she was too busy trying to impress some guy at the gym.I spoke to her directly after the first game. I walked up to her and said "Hey, so how did you  think we did?" She was like, "Pretty good, you?" I said, "we did pretty awesome but you need to pass me the ball when I'm open." She was like, "What do you mean?" The whole game." She said, "Sorry about that." I said, "Share the ball next time" and she told me she was going to. She could have done this because she loves basketball so much or she just forgot that I was on her team or she just didn't want to pass the ball to me. Why it causes their behavior of hogging the ball might be because they may not like you, they may not know, maybe they forgot you're playing with them, or they just don't want to pass you the ball.

Haters destroyed my artwork

What would you feel if someone destroys your precious artwork? Would you be mad to that person who destroyed it? Last semester, when i went to my third class which was graphics, I noticed something that was missing, my artwork. I walked around the room to find Voltes V (my artwork) and later on i found it inside a room. I know you would say "it is just an artwork, it could obviously fit in a room" but let me tell you, it is not just an artwork, and it cannot fit in a room. Me and my partner Christian made Voltes V for a month. We spent our spare time and lunch time making it. I made it's head,body, arms, shoulders, and it's accessories. Before we started making the project, I made a blueprint for our guide but after a few days, the blueprint disappeared. I got a little mad because i spent almost an hour doing it. But let's get back to the track, Voltes V was made out of recycled boxes, cardboards, and papers so it could get easily broken meaning, it has to be taken care of. At the end of semester one, Mr. Hill, my graphics teacher, told me that i should take Voltes V home beacause the room needed more space. but there was one big problem, my partner and i cannot take it home because it is too big for both of our houses. Then one day, when we were about to check our project, we found it in a room, with missing parts, broken legs, and a broken shoulder. Now, imagine you were the one who built the artwork for one month. Imagine that you worked hard for it, for a perfect mark and then later on, someone destroys it.Luckily, today, the project is now safe in my T.A.'s classroom.In my opinion and definitely everyone's, people should not destroy other people's work because it is not theirs.

Move! Slowpokes

I really hate it when people walk really slow or block my way when I'm in a real hurry. They pretty much put a lot of my time to waste and worse, they cause me to be late for something. It also annoys me how some people would talk while walking and then they just start to slow down and just come to a complete stop like they wouldn't be able to keep up with each other's stories. I definitely suggest that they stand somewhere or sit down where they wouldn't block other people's way and technically keep their whole conversation to themselves. One more thing, slowing down while talking in a public place pretty much just gives strangers the opportunity to let them know parts or instances of their lives. People shouldn't give strangers these kinds of opportunities because it's not really the best thing to do and some of the conversations I've heard were best to be kept secret.

A lot of times in school I would come to an encounter with people who pretty much think they own a whole big part of a hallway and make it their hangout place. A lot of people including me would be trying their best to get to class on time and just be ready for the next class but some people are just to inconsiderate to actually think about the people around them and how their actions affect other people. I remember there was this one time in grade 10 when I got in trouble for being late for class. I had a project due on that day and I was running late because I had to get my project from my brother's locker from the Seaford side. I was hurrying to get from the Seaford side to the Maples side but the link was being blocked by groups of people. A lot of people were asking them to move in order to get through the large crowd but they just moved a bit and continued with their business. It actually took me around 3 minutes to pass through the link and a few more to get to my class.

I kind of had addressed a few people who do this kind of thing but not really in a serious way. I've asked a few of them to move out of the way and told them off in a calm way that people have to get through their so called "hang out place". I also told them that they cause a few problems like hallway traffic, causing people to be late, and a lot more. I know that it would take more than what I did to actually let people know how they need to start getting their stuff together and start making a difference. I don't really have the courage to confront someone or people regarding this issue and technically any issue because it’s pretty hard for me to just be straight up with things and just tell people what I really think.

I think the reasons why people do this is because they are either lazy to move to another spot and would choose to just stay or because they just think that it's cool and they should do it no matter what. I'm pretty sure that they know that what they're doing is pretty much wrong but they still do it because their friends do it and it's apparently what "cool kids" do. It also seems that they think that they are too cool to care about the people around them and to think that they are being too much of a bother.

I think that the main reason or factor on why people pick up this kind of behavior is because of social pressure or peer pressure. People try hard to look or seem cool even though they are really not. Those kinds of people just seem more like jerks. I suggest that they should start thinking of what they are doing and that it isn't really going to prove something and that they just cause too much trouble to a lot of people as a result. You people have to start changing your ways and make improvements.

Watch your language!

Many people do swearing for getting someone's attention ,when they get suprise or too excited and it could be for fun.They don't even realized that using of those kind of words start to make a bad image of others to you.People using curse words to be fit in their groups, we can say just to be in the flow of trends.They dont care about what other people say about their behaviour and those people around you,such as friends,teachers or even your parents already had a bad impression from you. You can affect other people by influencing them or might copy what you're doing just by saying those expletive words.Some people get really excited or too shocked in unexpected events, even they didn't really meant of what they are saying, you must watch your language before you doing something wrong.Also,there's a lot of teachers watching you,especially in school.If they used to see this kind of behaviour in you,they might probably keep away from you ,because they already found out your attitude.Others doing or saying curse words just to making fun of it.For them it's just a word and don't really mean something about it,but they are wrong ,they don't know how does people around them are actually affected of what they heard.We just ignore it ,but what if those people who are truly getting offended or you might hurt their feelings by just saying your swearword.I had experienced about these kind of attitude. It was a busy week for the upcoming exams for students, I was patiently rushing and really need to go home. I went to my locker and ready to packed up,but then before that , I need to walked in the sink,which is like a bridge that connecting the two buildings in our school.There were a lot of people blocking my way so I need to say "excuse me" before I across their way.I honestly got irritated when a bunch of guys are coming and blocking the stairs up to my locker.He straight forward said an "F" word on my face and I make faced in front of them,it was kind a weird , because I dont know them and they just gave me an impression like that. Instead of giving my way, he just swear and continuing blocking my way,so I decided to go outside and took the other door just to got my stuff in my locker,quickly.Maybe there's many people are aware in this kind of behaviour,and for those people who always doing these thing, they just proving others that they don't have good manners and they're not educated. I did not addressed a person for those who's engaging in this behaviour. They must know that how they really disrespectful by saying curse words.We all know that ,sometimes you can't control of what you're saying ,but you must consider that there's always a consequences for those people dealing with it.It also shows that how your parents make you a good person and what are the things that they taught you, because we all know that our parents are the first person who teached us to be a good person and we learned those things in our home. We should learned a good moral in our parents,and you must think first of what or who are you talking to, not just giving a word that make others feel bad about you.

Unfinished Stories

"Hey I have something to tell you." "Yeah?" "Oh never mind..." I've heard this numerous times and I'm sure you have too. I don't understand why people tell you half a story and not bother to finish the rest. They just leave you hanging and wondering,"What happened next?", or "What was she going to tell me? And why did she change her mind?" If you're going to bring something up, expect yourself to be explaining the whole story, not just a part of it. Whenever someone does this, I feel as if I was reading a good novel, when all of a sudden someone just rips out the last chapter. Pointless. Pointless to even begin.

I remember a few weeks ago I was catching up with a friend of mine at the mall. It was just the two of us shopping, something we haven't done in a while. After walking around a bit we decided to head to the food court. We were enjoying our food and chattering about life, when she excitedly said, "Ooo there's something I have to tell you!" I finished chewing the last bit of food I had in my mouth, "Yeah?" That's when I heard the words that really irked me... "Never mind." I never realized how much those words pushed my buttons. "Why won't you tell me now?", I asked. "Eh its nothing really." 

For a while I had to pretend to forget about it, but really that was the only thing on my mind whenever we stopped talking! I was excited to hear what she had to say. Maybe I just didn't reply fast enough? At the end of the day I ended up confronting her, "So...what was that thing you were going to tell me?" "Still on your mind, huh?" "Hah, yeah..." "I was just going to say that I was over that guy we used to talk about." I just stood there, staring at her with my jaw dropped open. "THAT'S IT?! I don't understand why you couldn't just tell me that in the first place!" 

I'm sure we have all faced a similar situation, where people do not finish their sentences. As to why people do this, I am not sure of. Perhaps their mind Is focused on something else?  Your brain can't actually multitask. What happens is, you can be doing one thing and switch really fast to another thing, but you never really do them at the same time. You just confuse yourself. This is how some people lose their train of thought. 

Distractions, forgetfulness, or even tiredness may be the reason for this behavior. Others may or may not be aware that this issue is bothersome, I guess it depends on how often you are faced in a situation like this. Either way, I don't want to hear half a story, just complete your thought before starting a new one. Whatever the case is, don't bring things up if you're not planning to talk about it! 

Ask, Assume, Annoying

Why ask if you're already reaching for it? By the time I even begin to think yes or no you've already taken what you asked for! Why bother to even ask in the first place? The feeling that anyone can just take things from you and think it's okay because they asked; give me a chance to answer. This habit of just assuming the answer is always yes needs to stop. Last Friday I was sitting across from my friend in class and I see her reach for my binder and ask "Can I have a piece of loose leaf?" I would've gladly said sure but I didn't have a chance to, it seemed like there was no need for me to say anything when you're already writing you're name in the top right corner. It's difficult not to confront the people who demonstrate this behavior, or should I say commit this crime I mean you're technically stealing, it is after all taking without permission. I was studying at my friend's house just the other day and I'm listening to music, in my 'study mode' and out of no where I feel my pen pulled out of my hand and I hear her say "Can I use this for a sec?" I guess the stress and the fact that my patience was wearing thin made me sound kind of rude; I gave her a confused looked and say "uh no." She paused for a second and then laughed. I had to say "just kidding" but she knew what I meant and it was awkward and quiet for a couple of seconds afterwards. I can understand why some people absentmindedly make this a habit when they ask things from close friends, siblings, just someone they know really well enough they feel like the person can't say no. It may seem like no big deal because they usually just take little things or use things really quickly then return it, but can you imagine how awkward it'd be to put back food that was just two inches from your mouth? Not saying anyone would actually say "no give it back" but questions are meant to be answered, permission is meant to be granted and simply asking while you're taking something doesn't cut it. I suggest people be more patient and wait for an answer or the patience of the victim to this behavior will wear thin.