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In reply to the discussion: Alleged Navy Yard shooter 'obsessed' with violent video games, says friend [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Has nothing to do with this.
Look, reality is games are actually more pervasive than guns any more. They are played by adults in huge numbers, that is the real market, the kiddie market is actually secondary. So you will have more sick people, hearing voices in their heads, who play tour of duty or grand theft, also commiting crimes.
If the games did not exist they would still socially isolate themselves, they would still obtain weapons, and still commit crimes, rarely, like this case, ask for help and not get it.
So how about we talk of mental health, access to services and falling through cracks?
Oh forget about it. It's the evil games.
The research is anywhere from not conclusive to does not prove the point the non conclusive is considered really bad science. I wonder if I should search here for those posts, and copy paste to my computer to save time?