The Video Games Cause Violence Argument

Jack Thompson and Anita Sarkeesian use the same argument for censorship of video games for different reasons, and the evidence shows the argument is wrong.

The response to both from the gaming community has been almost identical in each case.

It's important to note that Thompson claims he only wanted to ban violent video games for under-18s:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc0Dr...

Sources:

Nightline coverage of Jack Thompson, GTA and Mass Shootings (2006)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06YSA...

Nightline coverage of Anita Sarkeesian, #GamerGate and GTA V (2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=260Kx...

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