Do violent video games cause violence?
Can we blame violent video games for youth violence?
Video games cause violence
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Games do not cause violence
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Any violence shown in games, movies, or television does contribute to the violence in the real world... because face it, the people who see violence all the time get DESENSITIZED to it and think it's no big deal, therefore they are more inclined to participate in it. It's a form of brainwashing. I'm not saying everyone who watches a violent movie or plays a violent game is going to go out and hurt someone. However, games are interactive. The question is "Why do people WANT to play a violent game?" What turns them on about it? And if that's a fantasy, why wouldn't it become a reality? Side: Video games cause violence
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We play those types of games because we know they're a fantasy and we would never actually do any of that stuff (also if I saw something really violent like in a game in real life, I would puke. Not desensitized). And all you need to do to avoid brainwashing is say "Your Jedi mind tricks do not work on me". Side: Games do not cause violence
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Like said in my other arguments the news persuades people to think a certain way but mainly doesn't bring sides. They than later on persuade people that ''oh this child has been playing call of duty for a hour and caused a crime'' you see there is no proof to what they are saying but just only assumptions. They then blame that a game minecraft which caused a boy to bring a gun to school. And than the boy confessed and later on he lied about the game causing violence. School shootings are not the reason why it is the parents fault dude. Basically school shootings are caused by mental illness and if a child with a ill plays a game, it is not the game's fault but it is the players fault. They could get their skills from video game and their outline but they are not influenced to. Side: Games do not cause violence
someone who plays violent video games daily ,its natural to be addicted to it and to be a great fan of that game ...the violent game that the person likes and he would behave or want that thing to really happen with him and so the person would be violent. Side: Video games cause violence
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There are two ways violent video games cause violence: one is by imitation, where children who watch violence in the media can conclude that acting aggressively is an appropriate way to approach problems in a hostile world; the other is by desensitization, which is a known and documented phenomenon that should not be ignored. There is no proof that children are conscious of the fact that violence in games is "fantasy"; furthermore, there is no proof that a conscious awareness of the fantasy supersedes an unconscious response to it. Side: Video games cause violence
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I haven't also heard the point that video games are good because they allow you to do what you actually cant do in real life. This shows the difference between the virtual world, and reality. Also, I find it funny that everytime theres a mass shooting some idiot always brings up video game violence. Side: Games do not cause violence
If you think violent video games causes violence your a big idiot. Do you see me jumping carrying a gun going on a rampage after playing CoM{ call of the mini} Do you see me killing others. Also video games are beneficial. Like cmon like what does it cause. Video games don't cause some damn crime people like grow up and stop listening to everything the news says Side: Games do not cause violence
Where is the proof that video games cause violence? Point me to some non biased studies please. If you think that video games cause violence then you should also think that T.v., Movies, music, Broadway preformances, hockey, football, and any other sort of contact sport also increase violence. Why? Because in some cases the things that I have mentioned include violence. Think about it and realize that any claims of video games being violent is just idiotic. People just need an outlet to go point all violent situations to. It is ridiculous. People who play video games obviously know the deal that the violent things shown and preformed in these games are unlawful and unacceptable in real life. Sure it may desensitize them but that doesnt mean that they are just going to go preform these actions. They will just have less of a reaction. Which in some cases is a good thing. I for one have overkilled on video games for the last ten years and have shown no signs of violent behavior. Not once have I physically hurt anybody or have lashed out on people. I would be a perfect example to support this side of the argument. For a kid to have put in so many hours into gory games ranging from call of duty to gears of war to halo to grand theft auto. One of you believers would never in a million years think that I have played these games so much. the only people who actually get effected and go do something are the kids who have legitimate problems/Disabilities and need help. People who do not have any sort of disabilities do not get effected. That is just how it is. Side: Games do not cause violence
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Violent video games do not cause youth violence, in fact it decreases youth violence because......Violent juvenile crime in the United States has been declining as violent video game popularity has increased. The arrest rate for juvenile murders has fallen 71.9% between 1995 and 2008. The arrest rate for all juvenile violent crimes has declined 49.3%. In this same period, video game sales have more than quadrupled. Side: Games do not cause violence
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A causal link between violent video games and violent behavior has not been proven. Many studies suffer from design flaws and use unreliable measures of violence and aggression such as noise blast tests. Thoughts about aggression have been confused with aggressive behavior, and there is a lack of studies that follow children over long periods of time. Side: Games do not cause violence
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Has violence increased since video games went on the market? Have areas with a higher percentage of gamers become more violent than those with less? While it is true that some people may be more inspired to commit violent acts after enjoying a violent video game, these would tend to be people just waiting to be violent anyway. It doesn't really matter if a game or movie or rap song "sets them off", they would likely find an "excuse" anyway. Side: Games do not cause violence
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TV can actually have more of an effect on children than violent games, this is because there is no age limit or restriction on TV like there is on video games. They have made it illegal to sell rated M games to minors, as for rated R movies kids can just watch them on TV. Side: Games do not cause violence
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Studies have failed to prove that video games cause crime and blames it for bullying. Some parents think that all video games cause our world crime. The studies about video games causing crime have no proof about it and basically has no clear evidence to why or what happened. Video games may show wrong, but can be helpful in cases. Oh please, if you think video games cause crime you think that TV causes crime. Also explain this, if a video game causes crime why is it that most of the kids in my class are not going on a homicide rampage? If it does cause crime I need hard solid evidence because right now there is no hard evidence. There is only claims without proof. Closing Video games can be helpful. Just watch, take away all video games in this world and you'll see how crime may increase and crime wont decrease. Scientist who are against this fail to connect video games to real world violence. Like said before you must be a really big idiot if you think games cause crime just because a boy get aggressive after playing call of duty. If a child has been playing a game and causes a crime they must have had a illness before they played the game. Matter a fact there has been a juvenile decrease in crime. Side: Games do not cause violence
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Violent video games do NOT cause violence. It is people with violent thoughts that cause violence. If violence video games really did cause violence, the whole world would be in pieces. Millions of people play, for example, Call of Duty which is your typical shooter yet there are not millions of people running around shooting each other. Speaking from personal experience as well, I play a lot of violent video games yet I am not a violent person. Nor do I have any violent thoughts. Side: Games do not cause violence
Video games are a way to express your self in my opinion. Its not the video games that cause the violence its the peoples choice That causes the violence. If they play a game and wanna cause violence its their choice not the video games , even if the video game caused the anger Side: Games do not cause violence
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There is no actual proof that video games cause violence. However there is tons of evidence that video games do NOT cause violence. Example: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/ Side: Games do not cause violence
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