4RM3D said:
Some studies say people who play violent games become more violent themselves.
Few actually do. They say things like "violent people like video games" or similar, which gets turned into "video games cause violence" by sensationalism. The overwhelming body of evidence is that while violent people may like violent video games, there is no evidence to link it as a cause of the violent tendencies.
Speaking of no evidence:
Brotha Desmond said:
Violent people are attracted to violent games. If people don't get an outlet in games they will look for it in other places.
There's none to support that, either.
Combine Rustler said:
So by that logic, non-violent people would be repelled by violent games and wouldn't play them?
Missed my point entirely.
It doesn't work that way. Just because one group is specifically attracted doesn't mean another will be repelled.
Verlander said:
The point of a Gran Turismo isn't to cause crashes, it's to race.
The point of Grand Theft Auto is to be a criminal, and there are options to rape, murder, and steal.
The point of Need for Speed isn't to cause crashes, it's to race.
The point of Mortal Kombat is to fight, and there are options to graphically kill your opponent.
The point of Mario Kart isn't to cause cra... well, it is, but in a funny way. Like how the people who oppose Call of Duty don't necessarily have an aversion to cream pie fights.
That's the difference.
If their was an increase in racing, there would very likely be a significant increase in crashes. Especially if people are influenced by the video game world, as most cars won't handle like that. Regardless of the intent. However, Need For Speed has gang violence, destruction, and many of the games revolve around doing a lot of damage and breaking the law in street races.
Innegativeion said:
I remember somewhere reading that after the worldwide drop in violence-related deaths that occurred as a result of WW II, the rate continued to drop every year to the modern day, that rate remaining completely uncorrelated to the invention of videogames.
I'm not sure abotu worldwide drops, but the US has experienced large drops since the 70s and 80s. People even sometimes try to correlate it with video games being a positive influence, but it's more about drugs. Still, the notion of a link between video games and the rise in violent crimes falls flat because of the lack of a notable rise in violent crime in the first place.
And we're one of the most violent nations in the industrial world, so....
I mean, I guess some murderers are found out later to have enjoyed media that involves violence. NO FRIKKEN WAI GUYS!
It's like how some people were APPALLED that that one shooter was trying to emulate the joker... means batman causes death, right? obviously.
Hitler wore pants. PANTS CAUSE GENOCIDE!!!!!
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