Do violent video games influence aggressive behaviour in children?
I think this question needs to be looked at from a different angle… It’s nearly impossible to find a child who hasn’t played video games these days. Most video games have some level of violence in them, whether it’s cartoon-based or blood-and-guts. It boils down to the parents, in my opinion, making sure the child knows that just because he can beat someone silly with a baseball bat in a video game doesn’t mean that he can do it in real life. Nearly every story you hear in the media about someone going totally mental and on a killing/beating spree is tied to the fact that the killer/beater/whatever played video games. It’s an easy target, and it generates debate and talk… that’s what news outlets want to do. What you will find if you look a bit deeper into these people’s histories is that there were other serious issues long before these guys played video games. The three that stick out in my mind recently are as follows: -> Columbine H.S., Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. Nearly imm
