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An article I did in April that still holds true. It analyzes sensationalist conclusions drawn from studies -- this one, in particular, compared video games to smoking. So it goes.

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Dygital
June 19, 2006, 4:25 p.m.
Those studies are skewed. Games do not lead to violence. Lack of leadership and proper guidance in life from parents is proven to cause social problems and violence. Who is sponsoring the study... Hillary Clinton?
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freeter
June 19, 2006, 6:18 p.m.
They're both wrong. Games don't cause violence, and neither does bad parenting. Not all children of bad parents grow up to be criminals. The horrible truth is that people choose for themselves to be violent. No amount of violent games or bad parenting can change you--only you can change you.
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AJRahim
June 20, 2006, 12:38 a.m.
If you have a problem with a game your kid is playing don't let them play it... Don't ruin the fun for the rest of us. I'm talkin about GTA for all those haters who criticize the game. ITS RATED " M " that means don't buy it for your 8 year old than go bitchin about it!
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crimsonwolf870
April 6, 2007, 1:57 p.m.
lol the funny thing is that Video games do come with a health warning it says video games might cause some to have seizures and thats the only health warning they need to have on them. kids use video games as a way to get them selves out of trouble and its very annoying kids just need to learn to take responsibility