Do Video Games Teach Kids to Be Violent?
At this time, the best answer is that the conclusion is unclear and still up for debate. That said, violence has been around for longer than the existence of man, and try as we might, it will never be something that we can eliminate completely. The media once blamed rock music, saying that artists like Marilyn Manson and Metallica transformed teens into devil worshipers and suicidal individuals. They’ve also said that rap music breeds violence, and so do violent movies. Video games are just the next industry to feel this pressure. Speaking from my own experience, I’ve played a lot of violent video games in my day and so have a lot of my friends. We’ve all listened to rap and rock music, as well as watched violent movies with excessive swearing and suggestive scenes. Despite all of this, none of us has ever committed a violent crime and I have no reason to believe that we ever will. This is because we have a firm and clear understanding that the virtual worlds of video games and the rea
