Violence In the Media, Effect on the Youth
 

Incredible, just when I though all hope was lost, some people do make sense!

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/20...hue/index.html

here's a short quote:

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I knew what the activists opposed to gaming violence would say -- that computer games are too violent and are bad for young people. I was ready to tear them apart on the evidence. Despite all of the publicity about school shootings, the rate of juvenile violent crime in the United States is currently at a 30-year low. When researchers interview people serving time for violent crimes, they find that they typically consume less media than the general population, not more. A 2001 surgeon general's report concluded that the strongest risk factors for school shootings centered around the quality of the child's home life and their mental stability, not their media exposure.
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Yup, I talked to Sykkboy about this in Vegas. We both watched every violent movie, watched every horror flick, and read every violent book we could get our hands on when we were kids. In addition, we are both news addicts and thought watching the bombing of Baghdad on television was "cool".

Look how we turned out. That is how I know all that stuff is bullshit. We're living proof.

I play all sort of violent video games and shit, and I rarely kill people.. Stories like this are bullshit.

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