When People Talk About How Video Games Cause Violence, This Probably Isn't What They Mean
from the overreaction dept
The evidence that violent video games cause violent behavior remains lacking, but that doesn't stop the games from being blamed for all sorts of violent acts. Usually, this blame is suspect, but perhaps in some cases, you can make a link between video games and violent behavior. Like in England, where a man has just been convicted of killing his partner, apparently because she stayed up late playing Grand Theft Auto on a TV in their bedroom. Of course, one would be hard pressed to argue that the game really made him do it; the fact that he attacked the woman with two knives and stabbed her in the chest 20 times would indicate the guy had some other issues. But we've seen plenty of cases where video games get blamed for abhorrent behavior, while other causes get ignored, so why not here, too?Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Bone... of contention!
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No, this kind of fighting is normal between people are clinically insane and/or have no business living together. On the other hand, I think I just figured out why the divorce statistics are so high.
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Another one.
Another gunman... How long until video games are blamed for this?
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Might be a better story summary?
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Stop pretending there isn't a connection
6 y.o. -- As a mere 1st grader, I was caught hallucinating on mushrooms, breaking into a pet store and demanding where they kept the turtles. When the clerk looked confused, I snarled "traitor", slapped him in the face, and proceeded to the turtle section in the back. There I carefully laid them out on the tile floor and proceeded to do a semi-homosexual leap in to the air (one fist in the air and a blank expression on my face) and crushed the slimy quadripeds beneath my shoes. Apparently I was rushed to jail while screaming that someone owed me a princess.
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I went to pick up my girl once from work only to find out she was in a different building.
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The Story Continues
Sephiroth!, I thought. Here? How could that be?
But that wasn't the time for thought, it was the time for decisive action, so I promptly crane kicked him in the nuts, reached for one of those plastic displays, and beat him to death with it, screaming "That was for Aerith you snowy son of a bitch!"
Fortunately, as it was close to Easter, there was a plethora of Chocobos located in convenient nearby packages marked "Peeps". I peeled one out, hopped aboard, and rode it into the sunset.
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/ You beat me to the punch on that one. Touche.
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It's all their own fault.
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