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Manhunt

Manhunt

Manhunt is a stealth-based psychological horror game, played from a third-person perspective.

Players survive the levels by dispatching enemy gang members.

‘Manhunt’ has featured in the media as being the cause of violent outbursts in society. The controversy surrounding Manhunt  reached a peak in 2004, when

the game was linked to the murder of Stefan Pakeerah (14) by his friend Warren Leblanc (17) in

Leicestershire.

Initial media reports claimed that police had found a copy of the game in Leblanc's bedroom, which police had seized as evidence, Warren's friends say that he

was obsessed by this game.

During the subsequent media coverage, the game was removed from shelves in some stores, including both UK and international branches of GAME and Dixons.

I believe that the media does have the power to influence society, however is not an excuse for horrific crimes. Most

people have access to games and other violent media, such has Manhunt. However not everyone goes on to be a murderer or commit other crimes. Therefore it must be considered, that people can be predisposed to act in these violent ways, and this can be triggered by the media. However, everyone has their own mind to decide right and wrong for themselves.

Some of the truly vulnerable and easily influenced members of society are the young. As shown with studies such as

Bandura’s, they can be directly influenced to display certain types of behaviour. However little evidence has been gathered on the effects to the adult population, and so the media cannot

be blamed for individual mistakes.

In my opinion...