I think this is an age old discussion. If kids are playing video games where they kill people they are more likely to develop aggressive, violent behavior. Is this necessarily true though? I mean we could argue this for just about every product out there creates some kind of behavior that would not necessarily develop unless being exposed to it on a regular basis.
I was watching the E! channel and there was this commercial for E! investigates children who kill. And they flashed through the children, and one of the kids was explained as a video game obsessed child who turned violent and killed his parents. Just a thought but that kid probably had some serious psychological issues, and video games where he killed people probably weren't the best thing for him.
I think that how often and for how long children use video games is a very important factor. Because if they are being exposed to it every day and there is no time limit, yes they are going to be affected by the material (thinking that what happens in the video game can happen in real life, therefore how one acts in the video game is how one can act in real life). I really don't know though, because I have only played 2 video games in my life: mary-kate and ashley & mario race. And those were chill, and I only played them for like a half hour on rare occasions. So I think it can go either way, I think it really depends on the environment the child grows up in that leads to future behavior.
As i am reading Stephanie's comment, i completely agree. Not all children or teens turn out crazy from video games, and get aggressive behavior. Like you said in the E! channel, they must have some kind of psychological issues to consider. They might have been raised in an abusive family, or can simply just be sort of crazy. Either way, this issue is a hard one to abide bye. Even if the child is crazy or not, the parent should have limited the time that they get to play, because the more they play, the more addicted they will become. When they become addicted, everything becomes a natural reaction. If they see something in the corner of their and see's it might be harmful, of course they will defend themselves, because that's what they do in the game. Everything is a natural reflection in the muscles. This topic will still remain at large, because their has not been no real solid back up evidence.
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