Quote Originally Posted by Yamaneko
Everything has an effect on you. Why should video games be exempt? You guys are only defending video games because you enjoy them. You defend things you like. Now what if I said deep religious study alters your state of mind? OH YEAH, THAT'S TRUE! The point is video games do alter you as a person, most of the time not the extent that you'll go out and commit crimes, but they do alter you.
I'm angry because the media and censorship groups use this as a scapegoat rather than throwing things like mental health and family history in there. Yes, they do have an effect on you. I don't think that effect is great enough to justifie blaming everything on violent video games when a kid goes on a shooting spree.