VIOLENCE IN VIDEO GAMES
Does this cause violence in society?
Computer and video games have come a long way since the days of Pac-Man and Frogger
that being many believe that the video games today have grown to be too realistic and violent causing problems in the real world; that is not the case.
Penn Jillette on Video Games & Violence
- many parents dont like their children playing violent video games but buy them any way.
- In the past 20 years the murder rate in the United States has dropped by almost half.
- robberies were down 10 percent in 2010 from the year before and 8 percent in 2009.
Two children playing video games
Call Of Duty Black ops
This is a war related video game
does this mean you're going to join the marines?
Grand theft auto
a video game that involves theft, running from the police, swearing and just pure violence. while i can see how this may have some effect on your child's language does it also mean he/she is going to the club and stealing cars? No
Video games are a 10.5 BILLION dollar industry that being said we are inflicting this so called "violence" on our selfs . Which makes this argument all the more ridiculous.
While your. Points are respected violence in video games do not cause violence in society.