Do Video Games Really Cause Violent Behavior?
played. The games I play range from no violence at all, to games rated M for Mature that contain a good deal of violence. I think that a person needs to already be mentally disturbed in order to have video games affect their behavior. Those who become violent because of video games were most likely aggressive before playing and it just appears as though they cannot distinguish between real and make-believe and therefore it becomes a blame game and video games become the target of many pointed fingers. If you did a study of how many people in this country actually play video games and find out how many have aggressive behavior, I would bet that the number would be low in comparison to the total number of people who play. I also would bet that most of those who do exhibit violent behavior did so before playing violent video games. I simply do not believe that there is sufficient evidence to support the claim that video games are the source of aggressive and violent behavior in youth nowa
husband. I am 21 and never felt that I was influenced by a game that I played. The games I play range from no violence at all, to games rated M for Mature that contain a good deal of violence. I think that a person needs to already be mentally disturbed in order to have video games affect their behavior. Those who become violent because of video games were most likely aggressive before playing and it just appears as though they cannot distinguish between real and make-believe and therefore it becomes a blame game and video games become the target of many pointed fingers. If you did a study of how many people in this country actually play video games and find out how many have aggressive behavior, I would bet that the number would be low in comparison to the total number of people who play. I also would bet that most of those who do exhibit violent behavior did so before playing violent video games. I simply do not believe that there is sufficient evidence to support the claim that vide
