RE: "Violent video games provide positive reinforcement to elicit violence in Life"
November 26, 2016 at 11:36 am
The murder rate in the USA has been trending downward the whole time that the hours spent playing video games has trended upwards. This has not been affected by the increased realism of first-person shooters or other violent games. As someone else already pointed out, virtually every form of media has been attacked in the past because it was having a dangerous effect on the minds of children. You know which video game had the biggest impact on crime rates in the USA? The one called "STOP PUTTING LEAD IN YOUR FUCKING GASOLINE, ASSHOLES."
Oh, right... that wasn't a video game.
Oh, right... that wasn't a video game.
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