Some more much needed PR for the games industry has come out of a recent study to find out if there is any credibility to go with the notion that violent games cause violent behavior. The study was carried out by Game Revolution's Duke Ferris who did an awful lot of research before posting his findings, even sifting over charts and graphs from the Department of Justice.
Ferris came to the conclusion that kids who grew up with video games after 1993 actually had the least amount of violent crimes ever recorded. This gives very little credence to the recent onslaught of attacks on so-called 'violent games' by Hillary Clinton, Jack Thompson and many other people looking to blame some of society's woes on games.
The article has reference to every finding, so there's no arguing with the results.
I hope they take this to Jack Thompson's office and tattoo it to his forehead.
The truth is that these are the most non-violent kids we have ever had, and they all own Playstations. The government is so desperate to find some youth crime to crack down on that theyÂre strip-searching kids for 10 bucks while locking up 11 year-old girls for throwing rocks and eating french fries. The most peaceful generation of Americans in recorded history is being shoved through metal detectors, having their civil rights violated on a daily basis, are the victims of unreasonable search and seizure, and are treated with constant suspicion.
All because of a media lie. If nothing else can incite them to violence, maybe that will.
The Truth about Violent Youth and Video Games | Via Joystiq
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