Hey everyone, Melvin from Censored Gaming here!
The debate over whether or not violent video games have any link to real life violence
has been going on for years without a conclusive answer.
While there hasn't been any real connection between the two after several studies, including
one that was recently retracted as we reported earlier, that hasn't stopped people from making
the correlation.
19 year old Denver Skey from West Kootenay, British Columbia, was arrested last summer
for making threats of death and bodily harm at his high school's graduation.
He was sentenced for three months jail time, which he has already served, and three years
probation.
Judge Phil Seagram handed out 14 probation conditions, one of which is that he is no
longer allowed to play first-person violent video games.
Probation conditions are usually decided on a case by case basis after hearing suggestions
from the Crown, which is Canada's version of a prosecutor, and reports regarding their
medical and mental well-being.
Victims may also influence a decision with their pre-sentence suggestions.
This condition may be quite difficult to monitor as mentioned by school of criminology director
David MacAlister at Simon Fraser University.
He mentions that Probation officers can check up on him and ask his family members about
his activities, but that cooperation is unlikely if its just about playing video games.
To quote MacAlister "I just don't know how readily enforceable it really is."
Video games have been in the spotlight surrounding real life violence for quite a while now and
it has been a popular scapegoat for many parents and politicians.
In 2015, the American Psychological Association reviewed over 150 different studies surrounding
violent video games and their effects.
They came to the conclusion that although violent video games can increase aggressiveness
in people, there isn't enough evidence to prove that they can influence people to commit
real world acts of violence.
Correlation doesn't equal causation, after all.
That will be all for now but thanks for watching.
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