Video Games Don't Create Criminal Inclinations / myLot

United States

August 31, 2019 10:56am CST

Some people blame certain types of video games for real life crime. I have played hunting games, wrestling games, martial arts games etc since I was young (I'm talking like around 8) and I have zero criminal inclination. People who want to blame video games for real life crime imply that video game violence desensitizes people to real violence. A healthy/stable individual though can SEPARATE fantasy from reality. Despite my years of playing the games I just mentioned, I am not at all desensitized to real violence. It is something I avoid if I can help it.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (178869)

• United States

31 Aug 19

There's usually something else at work in a mind that would be affected by playing these games.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

31 Aug 19

Everybody is different. What happens in one mind, is not gonna be the same as everybody. People are just looking for something to blame without taking the time to really find out the problem.

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NJ Chicaa

@NJChicaa (119652)

• United States

31 Aug 19

I think first person shooter games are not good for teenagers

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topffer

@topffer (42156)

• France

31 Aug 19

Violent games are "not recommended" for teens under 16 or 18 in France, however I am sure they know the difference between video games and real life. The people blaming video games for mass shooting should better blame a weak regulation of weapons.

NJ Chicaa

@NJChicaa (119652)

• United States

31 Aug 19

@topffer I think it is a combination of factors in some people. Obviously not all game players become mass killers

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