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== Violence == | == Violence == | ||
Columbine High School mass-murderers Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris were found to have been fans of violent video games such as ''[[Doom]]'' and ''[[Duke Nukem]]''.<ref>http://gamepolitics.livejournal.com/320331.html</ref> | Columbine High School mass-murderers Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris were found to have been fans of violent video games such as ''[[Doom]]'' and ''[[Duke Nukem]]''.<ref>http://gamepolitics.livejournal.com/320331.html</ref> | ||
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| + | However, gun violence has gone down since 1993, almost making it seem like games are making society less violent.<ref>http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/guncrime.htm</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:07, January 23, 2008
Video games are often a controversial subject, particularly where children are concerned. Graphic depictions of sex and/or violence in popular games are often cited by conservative, anti-gun and anti-violence groups as contributing to children engaging in premarital sex or committing horrific acts of violence.
Violence
Columbine High School mass-murderers Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris were found to have been fans of violent video games such as Doom and Duke Nukem.[1]
However, gun violence has gone down since 1993, almost making it seem like games are making society less violent.[2]