Im not here to write out a long paragraph about how video games dont or do promote violence in people. Im just here to state how I look at it and deal with it. Im 21, dont have any kids, yet, but when i do im just going to treat video games like I do movies. If the movie (i.e. the Saw series) is to violent for me i just dont watch it or if the video games seems to graphic for me I just dont play it, not that big of a deal. I believe that a big part of this is up to the parents to "monitor" what their kids play i dont mean stand over their shoulder every hour of every time the kids are playing video games. Maybe follow the ESRB ratings, they are there for a reason. If u think thats the ESRB rating is not correct dont complain about the game, thats ESRBs fault, bitch to them plz. Also i read earlier about the rating of the new WOW:WOTLK, and letting 14 year olds torture a man to get information out of him, you do realize that their are thousands of quests to do in that game and u dont have to do All of them or even half of them for that matter. And if u think that torturing that man is bad. Before you had to kill alot of his friends in order to get to him. So i guess killing his friends is not as bad as torturing that one man.
                    Im getting off topic here, all in all if u dont want your kids to play violent video games, then dont buy them. I just cant stand how people complain about violence in video games when it all comes down to the responsibility of the parents. So basically if you dont want your kids to see violent movies dont let them, and if you dont want them to play violent games, dont let them.

"I'd take to the streets and wreck at least a couple of cars."

I'd do the same but in enjoyment that there showing LOTR on TV. Even though I have the extended editions sitting in my DVD rack.

Same here but it was with swords and bows rather than AK-47s. So a bit more manly imo.