Saying that violent video games has a high probability of influencing people of being more violent is ludicrous. Video games is just another form of media entertainment - like books, comics, movies, and music. It is pure stupidity on the part of our government to believe that limiting violence in games will solve anything. I dont hear them pushing congress to limit the amount of violence in my comics or in the books that I read which are easily accessible to ANYONE. Violence and aggression stems from one or a combination of two things: abuse and abuse. Physical and verbal abuse time and time again causes many teenagers to become withdrawn and only focus on things that help them forget the problems in their lives. And then when they finally do have a serious breakdown everyone sites how they always played videogames as the cause; failing to realize that it was their only outlet for even a moment of peace. Videogames are not the problem. The problem is the parents inabilty to be parents. I think we all can agree that child abuse and neglect has killed millions more than games ever will.
...my two cents...
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