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Do Video Games Cause Real World Violence

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Does Graphic Video Games Cause Real World Violence?
Isaac Pooley
Madison High, English 12

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It is very popular belief that video games are a direct cause of violence in teenagers. Mainstream beliefs are not always true. Simulated graphic virtual reality does not cause real world violence. Violent video games do not cause real life violent behavior because, violent video games are rated for mature adults that know how to distinguish real life from simulated reality, 97% of children between age 12-17 play video (need to add source, 2016), many players use these virtual realities to stay busy and off the streets, also to release their own aggression in a safe and non-harmful way.
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