Do you think there is a connection between video game crimes and real life crimes? Video games have become a global industry. Over the years, video games have skyrocketed, now more than 59% of americans are playing them. These games include Call Of Duty, GTA, Battlefield etc. All these games have the same agenda, and that is to take down your opponents. But there has been recent talk that playing a violent game for 7 hours (average amount of time spending playing video games a day) is persuading people to actually commit these crimes and increasing crime rate. But, I think that video games are harmless and don’t increase crime rate.
But I actually think they are decreasing crime rate. Everyday men, woman and even kids across the world are spending hours killing people and engaged in violent behavior through video games. Steve Levitt, a economists says “potential criminals aren't committing crimes because they are spending so much time playing violent video games.” This means that the games people are playing are fulfilling their needs to go commit a crime.
Also researchers at Villanova University and Rutgers University have issued a study that compares sales of violent games and crime rates in the United States. The statistics show “that when shooting games are at their highest, crime number tend to drop.”(Campbell, 2014) This shows that crimes are decreasing as video games such as GTA are growing in popularity.
While some might argue that video games don’t have an impact on violence. They forget that critics argue that these games desensitize people to violence. This is because video games “ reward players for simulating violence, and teach children that violence is an acceptable way to resolve conflicts.”(ProCon.org) This shows that these violent games are encouraging violence and rewarding players when they do something out of normal character.
Playing violent video games is not harmful to men, women or even teens. People say that as the years have progressed the world is becoming more dangerous everyday. But little do some people know video games might be helping that problem. And that is why I think video games are not causing crimes but preventing them from happening.
(Evan D. ,2014) http://www.techhive.com/article/2067016/violent-video-games-may-stop-crime-by-keeping-criminals-busy-playing-violent-video-games.html
(ProCon.org)
(Campbell, 2014) http://www.polygon.com/2014/9/12/6141515/do-violent-video-games-actually-reduce-real-world-crime
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My Name is Olivia Chairez I am 13 years old and live in St. Louis, Missouri. My hobby is drawing
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