Video Games are a primary source of violence

Pro has again forfeited. Like he said, all points shall be rewarded to me. In closing, video games have either such little or no influence of real-world violence. Recent studies have shown and they’ve proven that. Also, it’s just common sense. It doesn’t take a 3-year study to figure that video games, TV, or any other form of entertainment don’t cause an act of violence. The aggression/violent acts come from the person’s consent. Think about it, do video games just consciously say, “Hey, go kill blah blah blah.” Does the game stop, turn around, and the character has this little soliloquy to tell you to be violent? Of course not. The player becomes aggressive on his/her own. Plus, even when they are angry, most likely video game aggression will be short-term as in 1-15 minutes. I mean, do you seriously think that Hitler played Mass Effect or Grand Theft Auto before he went out and started the Holocaust? Did Stalin play Call of Duty before he started invading Poland and killing Russian civilians? Was Osama Bin Laden playing Mortal Kombat before he planned the 9/11 attack? I highly doubt it. Look at me, I’m 15 years old, I played M-rated games for 4 years, I started playing games since I was probably in the 1st or 2nd grade, probably longer. I’ve watched R-rated movies in my early childhood and still to this day. So, I’ve been viewing mature rated content and violence throughout my whole life basically, and I’m pretty sure millions have the same, exact case. Why aren’t we criminals? Why aren’t we desensitized, homicidal, and brutal killers yet? Why aren’t we shooting at people yet? Why aren’t we going into schools and killing innocent children yet? Where’s the chaos? Where’s the anarchy? Where is it? What’s going on? Oh, I know. Maybe because, video games don’t even cause violence in the first place; I think that’s what’s going on. The first Grand Theft Auto was made in 1997. So, GTA has been in the shelves for 17 years. So, if you were playing GTA since you were 11 years old, you’re 28 now. Why aren’t you desensitized? Like I said before, the statistic that outlaws and killers who were affiliated with gaming is not a significant epidemic. By any standard, the fact that people are trying to prove that less than one hundredth of a percentage of something is laughable. The argument is absurd. It’s preposterous. How can you possibly tell us that less than a hundredth of a percentage proves that video games causes crime and is the primary factor of violence? How can you possibly come here and tell us that video games cause crime when crime has declined over the years? It’s ludicrous. Plus, the guys who keep bringing out these fallacious claims are people who have little or no experience with video games and mental psychology. The claims are self-defeating. It’s just an excuse because everyone knows that it’s the parent’s fault for not facilitating their child's actions. My parents have told me right from wrong; at least, they told me that I can’t play Grand Theft Auto. They still don’t let me play Grand Theft Auto today. And, you know what, that’s okay. Because, at least, my father shows some idolization and cares enough that he doesn’t want me to go out and do some crazy stuff. He cares about what I do; he cares about what I'm watching. I mean, I really don't need Grand Theft Auto anyway. Crazy people do crazy things. Normal people do normal things; they know right from wrong; they know that it’s wrong to go around with a gun to kill people. The game doesn’t kill people. Guns don’t kill people. It’s the person behind the gun. Stop blaming the gun, stop blaming the video game, stop blaming to whatever he’s/she’s associated with, AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. That’s the problem. People don’t want to take responsibility. This thing has been going on for ages. It’s nothing new people. They don’t want to admit that the parents have done a poor job on watching their child and teaching them right from wrong. It’s these kinds of parents that think they’re angels and they’re not going to do any harm when, in fact, they’re a ticking time bomb that’s about to blow up. It’s these parents who don’t give a dime about their kids and what they do. I don’t need to post a source because all of this stuff I’m typing is all coming from pure common sense. Everyone should know this by now. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out these things. It doesn’t take an Albert Einstein, a Stephen Hawking, or an Issac Newton to know that. Look at the person who got the gun. Know about his mental status, his parents, his social environment, has he been doing well in school/work, does he have some grudge toward something, etc. Don't just look at the fact that he had Call of Duty or Battlefield on his/her shelf and stop there. That's just absurd and being lazy. That's just like investigating a drunk driver who ran over and killed a guy. The cops come out and they say, "Well, since he had the habit of drinking, it's the alcohol's fault." (Hehehe, actually, that reminds me of the song, "Blame it on the Alcohol.") Anyway, that assertion is retarded in itself because the cops don't even look at the fact that the guy broke the law in the first place. It's his fault. I really don't need to go any further. I've proven that video games don't cause violence. It is nothing, but a form of entertainment. That's all it will ever be. Always has. Always will. Thanks for participating in the debate, Pro. I had lots of fun debating this topic with you.