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He might have been born with a crippling birth defect, but 18-year-old Steven Burkeland points out, "In games, I can run, I can jump, I can play sports, and I can defeat fantasy creatures and save the world." While Washington politicians bitch and moan about how video games are negatively affecting the nation's youth, Steven's found happiness in running his own RPG website and dreaming up complex story lines for games.
"Games don't corrupt our minds," he states. "It's how we act and our own morals that decide what kind of people we are. Some may want to use video games as an excuse, but... it comes down to the person and the choices they make."
According to CBS, Burkeland does not see the need for legislating video games. He thinks that it's more important for parents to actually look at the ratings on the game box than having Washington control the industry. "It's the parents who ignore the ratings until they see what the kid is doing and then care what their kids are doing that are the vocal ones from what I can see," he says.
With all those clever people in politics and their law degrees and Ivy League educations, it's a kid that actually has something intelligent to say about video games. And it's usually a kid that has insights. Politicians, stop talking and start listening.
Steven's Story [CBS News/GameCore] Thanks William!
