Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 24th Jul 2006 18:44 UTC, submitted by Mugshot link
Research led by a pair of Iowa State University psychologists has proven for the first time that exposure to violent video games can desensitize individuals to real-life violence. "The results demonstrate that playing violent video games, even for just 20 minutes, can cause people to become less physiologically aroused by real violence."
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2006-01-05
"Sadly the GTA crowd have a point, it's up to parents to raise their kids properly, not the law, and these days most parents couldn't possibly care less."
While I may not agree with the rest of your post, I strongly agree with this statement. It angers me to no end when I hear parents complain about how TV/movies/games make their children act when, if these parents would spend some time with their kids and explain the differences between fantasy and reality (as well as applying reasonable filters to what the kids are exposed to), their children would have to tools necessary to realize these things on their own.