Quote Originally Posted by Raistlin View Post
People who say video games cause violence are making a common error for people who don't know statistics - mistaking a causal relationship.

It is much more logically plausible that violent people are simply more likely to play violent games. This kid who played GTA obsessively was, more than likely, a very prone-to-violence kid to begin with, hence liking GTA so much.
Actually, following psychological studies, people who play violent video games tend to become more violent, but the relationship is more like smoking is to cancer; if you smoke, you're more likely to get cancer, but just because you're smoking doesn't mean you'll definitely get it.

On a lighter note, isn't it fun how Jack Thompson preaches against video games inciting violence, and then one or more people in a topic (on a video game forum) suggest murdering the guy, really clears the water eh?