One aspect I find interesting about this argument is that children are actually much more cruel than adults seem to remember or realize. Kids will often expose

One aspect I find interesting about this argument is that children are actually much more cruel than adults seem to remember or realize. Kids will often expose their classmates to real violence (whether physical or psychological) at an early age and without the input of fictional violence to guide them. Of course, it depends on the specific school and I was lucky enough to grow up in a sheltered environment where this wasn't frequent. The danger of movies and games inspiring violence seems comparatively meager. The risk of wasting time through addiction to these things is the more immediate danger.