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Violent video games don't make children more violent. Is it that hard to understand?

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Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who has written about everything from HDTVs to computers to Flowbee Haircut Systems. Don is a member of the CNET Blog Network, and posts at The Digital Home. He is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.

Topics:: HDTV,; Digital Home,; Microsoft

Tags:: Video,; video games,; violence,; study

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by pcnerd37 November 25, 2008 7:45 PM PST: I completely agree. If violent video games caused violence, then there would be millions of people murdered in the U.S. alone every year. As it is, only one or two idiots seem to blame their murderous rage on games every year. If games were really something to worry about, wouldn't that number be a million or so times higher? Games don't kill people just like guns don't kill people. Stupid people kill people!; Like this Reply to this comment


by Aanon November 26, 2008 9:55 AM PST: Mr. Reisinger,
You should absolutely stick to your silly writing, because you sound and look like an utter fool on video.; Like this Reply to this comment

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