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Perhaps not in a good way: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/06/600217452/violent-killings-are-on-the-rise-in-london https://www.npr.org/sections
by lsllc 7y ago
Perhaps not in a good way:
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/06/600217452/violent-killings-are-on-the-rise-in-london https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/06/600217452...
"I am more worried about this spike because the profile of the people getting caught up in it is younger," he said. "The callousness of shooting into a crowd outside a cinema, shooting at young women, the normalization — never mind the ramping up by social media — all of that makes me alarmed and worried. I am pretty confident that we're not going to get over this problem unless there is a proper political consensus. This is not going to self-correct."
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- GhostVII 7y agoViolent video games have been around for a long time. If you are suggesting that they are causing an increase in violence, I would be very skeptical unless you provided an actual study that showed this, rather than one person's opinion. If anything they are an outlet for violent energy, in my opinion, rather than a catalyst for it.
- lsllc 7y agoPlease read: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/americas/2019/08/04/the-el-paso-shooting-and-the-gamification-of-terror/ https://www.bellingcat.com/news/americas/2019/08/04/the-el-p...
- lsllc 7y agoI wasn't suggesting that. It's just surprising that 1) given the "senseless urban violence" content of the game and 2) a recent increase in violence in the UK that they'd even be considered for this exemption. However, a character like Soap MacTavish and the references to the SAS in the CoD series would be a worthy contender!