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In reply to the discussion: Do you think violent movies, TV, and video games contribute NOTHING to the carnage in this country? [View all]randome
(34,845 posts)There is very little science that can reliably predict human behavior. All we have to go on are suppositions, theories and anecdotal 'evidence'.
I don't want a repeat of the Meese Commission, either. But if we had a list of the top 10 items in order to reduce mass murders in our country, I would think violence-soaked media should be somewhere in that list.
It can be examined and discounted so time is not wasted but there are enough people who think it SHOULD be examined that I don't want to push it off the table. The government CAN do more than one thing at a time.
As far as the NRA 'fighting like hell', I suspect the video gaming industry and dedicated gamers will do the same. That should not matter if the only thing that counts is getting closer to a working hypothesis.