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In reply to the discussion: *Scapegoating video games and other violent media is nonsense* [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)So .... guns don't cause murder, obviously.
But I'm an ADULT. Kids and teens are much more impressionable. That's why there's a law distinguishing them as minors. Their brains are still developing.
For you to say that violent video games played by a teen all day long for days on end does not "cause" any behavior changes...what do you base that statement on? There are studies that do indeed show that watching a lot of violence, by kids, is reflected in their behavior immeidately afterward.
I'm not saying it CAUSES anything in particular. I'm saying there ARE studies that link the two, so it should be looked at. There's no reason not to...if you want to get at the problem. EVERYTHING should be looked at and not dismissed offhand for political reasons.