Is it actually valid to place the overall blame of the extreamly high levels of violence in America all on video game violence? Or do you think its basically a scam to cover up the fact that the government isnt making a conscious effort to stop it?
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KobeFan08
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You can't put the blame on violence on any one thing... so you can't put all the blame on violent video games... but they don't help. I do believe they are a contributing factor regardless of the amount... as is an abusive homelife, their surroundings such as neighborhood, the quality of homelife, their friends, genetic mental issues, etc.
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No, I actually did quite a bit of research on this in undergrad. Study after study found almost no correlation between violence in the media and violence in teens and young adults. Google some articles, you will see that as well. However, there WAS a strong correlation between violence in the media and depression in teens and young adults. BUT correlation does not imply causation.
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I think it's incrediably stupid to blame things on video game violence, movie violence, & music lyrics. I think all of them are a scapegoat for shitty parenting. I watched violent movies & played violent video games and never once did I do something because a movie or a video game. Because I was tought the difference between right and wrong.
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What "extremely high levels of violence?" Is there something I should know about this? As far as I know right now, there has always been violence in America. We are the offspring of the culls from all of Europe. There are going to be more violent people in that sort of group. The best we can hope for just now is that the violent will recieve appropriate punishment. As to video game violence, I seriously doubt that a gamer with non-violent tendencies would be encouraged by a video game to commit mayhem in his or her neighborhood. Some who ARE prone to violence MAY be tipped over the edge by a video game, but something else would have eventually been the trigger ahd the video game not been available.
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It's a well documented fact that Hitler was a Grand Theft Auto junky, While Stalin was way into Halo. I believe Genghis Con was into Space Invaders.
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