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And I've never been desensitized to indulge in violent acts. This seems like a straw man argument. [[User:Ultimahero|Ultimahero]] 02:17, 4 May 2008 (EDT)
And I've never been desensitized to indulge in violent acts. This seems like a straw man argument. [[User:Ultimahero|Ultimahero]] 02:17, 4 May 2008 (EDT)
:My personal view is this: The vast majority of people who play these games don't act out on them. But there does seem to be a correlation in that school shooters tend to play those games. But it may well be that violent people like violent things. The media also noticed that these people listened to metal and tried to say that metal causes violence. I listen to metal and I definitely resent such implications. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 02:23, 4 May 2008 (EDT)
:To play devil's advocate for a moment: The vast majority of people who play these games don't act out on them. But there does seem to be a correlation in that school shooters tend to play those games. But it may well be that violent people like violent things. The media also noticed that these people listened to metal and tried to say that metal causes violence. I listen to metal and I definitely resent such implications. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 02:23, 4 May 2008 (EDT)
::Don't forget about comic books, man. Also, what about Cho, the shooter at V-Tech? He didn't regularly play video games, which was rather remarkable for someone in his demographic. [[User:IndianaJ|IndianaJ]] 02:24, 4 May 2008 (EDT)
::Don't forget about comic books, man. Also, what about Cho, the shooter at V-Tech? He didn't regularly play video games, which was rather remarkable for someone in his demographic. [[User:IndianaJ|IndianaJ]] 02:24, 4 May 2008 (EDT)
But there are millions of people who play video games, and only a handful of shootings. There are far more people who play that aren't violent than those who are. The whole "video games make people violent thing" is an incorrect stereotype. [[User:Ultimahero|Ultimahero]] 02:25, 4 May 2008 (EDT)
But there are millions of people who play video games, and only a handful of shootings. There are far more people who play that aren't violent than those who are. The whole "video games make people violent thing" is an incorrect stereotype. [[User:Ultimahero|Ultimahero]] 02:25, 4 May 2008 (EDT)