Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Keith Vaz (Labour), on Tuesday, 4 November 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 44 members in total.

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VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES AND AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR IN CHILDREN

That this House condemns the creation of the online computer game Kaboom which asks the player to replicate the actions of suicide bombers; believes that this game is offensive to the families of those killed by suicide bombers and devalues all human life; further believes that this game depicts an unnecessary level of violence; is deeply concerned that vulnerable people under the age of 18 are able to access and play this game; calls upon the game's creator to show sensitivity and responsibility by removing it from the internet; welcomes the findings of a new study from Iowa State University which recognises the link between violent video games and aggressive behaviour; and calls on the Government to revise its regulation of violent video games.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2416 

Session

2007-08

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Tim Loughton

Annette Brooke

Stephen Williams

Bob Russell

Subjects

Crimes of violence Leisure ICT

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk