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Video games also play a big role on promoting violence. Even though most adults don’t play video games, our children do. And if we let our children play violent video games, wouldn’t you say that they are going to become violent? Kids learn by their surroundings. So playing a video game that teaches them about punching and kicking others they will do the same with their friends at school. And then we ask ourselves why the kid next door took a gun to school and shot his best friends?

If you give a six-year-old kid a game and have him go on a murder spree in the game, it will have an effect on him. Violent video games have an effect on everyone. In an article from American Psychological Association determined violent video games do not have a direct link with criminal behavior. However, it can make people more violent.

Violent video games can contribute to violence, especially in youth. Violent video games expose players to real-life violence. Video games are becoming more and more realistic. Violent video games teach youth that violence is an acceptable way to solve arguments or fights between people. These games encourage killing and fighting enemies. Some games kill zombies, shoot people, and fight to the end of death. Playing violent video games increases mean behavior and triggers anger, especially in kids that have major behavior or mental problems. Violent video games have been blamed for bullying, school shootings or attacks, and violence towards girls.

          In conclusion, I believe that video games do not cause violence. I do not think that television shows make people violent either. I believe violent media will actually help you. They reduce your stress in the long run. It can prevent depression and it does not always make you violent. The chance of being a violent youth is pretty low anyway. It is not always a thing to show up as a violent trait. It is just something that I believe will not cause you to be

video games can be beneficial. Whether it helps your brain, stress, aging, or help dyslexic kids.

Video games have been around for awhile now. It is a thing that people enjoy doing in their spare time, like checking Facebook or watching a movie. Slowly evolving from being played in an arcade, to being able to be played on small handheld devices, such as a cell phone or a portable gaming system. But as these games evolved, so has some of the thoughts and feelings towards video games. It is thought by some that video games lead to a child or teen becoming a violent person. Some even believe that this might have a correlation to mass shootings. That is a huge stretch. Does playing video games really have any correlation to a kid being or becoming a violent person?

Do violent video games cause real world violence on kids? These games can be gruesome and gory but they don't have a negative violent influence on kids for reasons like no study has shown that it causes real world violence, there can be metal heath problems with these people committing these violent acts and finally there are other reasons why these people do these things that are getting blamed on violent video games.

Do violent video games influence real world aggression and violence, among other harmful behaviors, within children and young teens? Yes, they do, without a doubt. Children and teens that extensively play violent games tend to be less stressed, but are also more prone to stealing, over-eating, and acting out in minor rages when playing violent video games for long extensions of time. Though most of the side effects do not damage a young child or teen physically, the effects can result in social problems such as having outbursts in school or being dishonest or disrespectful to others. Some, of course, say that violent games do not play a part in real world violence. That statement is wrong, because these days, in this generation, the youth imitate what they see in the media, read on a wiki page, or what they play in a game. There are a few things that can be done about this such as disabling the youth to play or watch such media until a certain age or perhaps even limiting the amount of violence played or watched would greatly help the issue. With that said, much of the youth are drawn to games such as Call of Duty, God of War, and Battlefield. The patterns with all three of those games is simple: they are based off of major violence. There is no question about it, violent video games do, in fact, influence youthful violence.

Ever since the first “Violent” Video game came out People have tried to use them as a way to explain why a person commits a violent act or why one has happened, but do Video games really make people violent or are Video games just something easy to put the blame on?

Video game violence has been a discussion dating back to games like Pac-Man and Space Invaders to current games like Call of Duty and Mario. Many people are lead to believe that video games can cause children to act violent. However, video games do not cause violence in children. Video games can help in many ways either in society, people with certain disorders, or improve some mental issues.

Most of us have certainly pondered on the thought if video games truly create violent citizens, I personally believe that video games do not what so ever. One must distinguish this topic accurately and consider learning to differentiate and not have a biased or radical opinion. There have been many attempts from a number of different people who have tried to give a bad name to video games due to the simulations and realness and say that video games will create a negative environment for anyone who plays them, especially in children. Enthusiasts of video games have spent decades asserting that there is no underlying link between playing violent titles and engaging in the violent real-world behavior. Brand-new data confirms their contentions.

The technology usage in the United States has grown greatly over the past decade. Video games continue to change in several ways as well. All video games have ratings on them and when I was younger, my parents would not allow me to buy a game that was above my maturity level. Gun violence around has made an uphill climb around us as civilians. The fun that these games produce make it hard for crimes to commence. Violent video games have no effect on gun violence.

According to the Entertainment Software Association, a study in 2015 shows more than one hundred and fifty million Americans play video games; Around 42% of Americans play regularly. There is an ongoing debate whether video games cause an increase in violence in crimes. Video games do not increase violence. Video games affects the lives of the players positively, and help children learn how to deal with violence.

Do violent video games make kids more violent? Of course not, just because your kid plays games like "Saints Row 4" doesn't mean they're going to shoot up their school. Even if kids talk more violent they're never going to actually do what they say unless they are literally mentally ill. I'm legally considered a minor and I play fairly violent video games more often than not, and I don't want to rebel against the law or something dumb like that. In the current year games like GTA5 are very popular. Kids now are being influenced by annoying sell out youtubers that play violent games for money, swear, and call everyone who doesn't agree with them an actual Nazi. This kind of behavior is now considered tough or whatever, therefore kids now are saying more violent things even know they're not going to do anything they say they are.

There is absolutely no interrelationship between video games and acts of violence, and the people stating there is, is simply ludicrous. There have been a multitude of studies and behavior specialists which completely prove the fact there is no correlation between violence and gaming, for example Dr. Marie Sharma a child behavior specialist which is a person who typically works with children and their families to provide intervention and behavior modification counseling for a variety of issues such as aggressive behavior, disruptive classroom actions,