Video Games Cause Bad Behavior

Thanks again to my opponent for this challenge. My opponent (Con) Posted: "Now you say games have been a root cause in our society? I have a problem with this and stop me if this is getting out of the way to much, let's go back 40 years ago. I could give many reasons why kids are being rude or even killing people and also how adults more so are killing people or even just stealing things and I don't think Mario or any game made back them showed violence to a degree that is today so bad behavior is just something this society faces. "Yes sir, I do need to stop you there.You see, when I said that violent video games have been at the root of problems in our society, I never meant for anyone to take that as "video games are at the root of ALL of the problems in our society."There are an increasing number of incidence, however where video games and gaming addictions HAVE been at the root cause of violent behavior. Remember, you claim in this debate is that "Video Games do NOT cause Bad Behavior." It only takes one incident to prove your claim wrong (incorrect).My opponent (Con) has put himself into a indefensible position. To prove a negative in a debate is much more of a daunting task than is proving a positive. The claim that video games do not cause bad behavior should be easily destroyed by any one of the news stories that I linked to in the search earlier. And there were many. [1]_______________________________________________My opponent continued; "People today need to learn more morals and be smart enough to tell right from wrong. This goes with your advertisements. I just watch the Super Bowl advertisements because they are funny, I mean did you see the Doritos Ninja, that was hilarious. Everyone hates commercials unless they are for our favorite things. I am more inclined to watch a commercial about a game than to watch one about a Swiffer Sweeper, it all deals to personal preference. I mean commercials are good but some, as we know about Black Friday, actually get people killed or injured for no good reason, so is it safe to say commercials cause BAD BEHAVIOR, if it is Black Friday I say a big YES."Con seems to have completely missed the analogy I made between TV commercials and video games.Advertisers spend MILLIONS of dollars on TV commercials because they WORK. They make people go out and BUY things they might not buy otherwise. To say that a 30 second commercial has a great enough impact on peoples behavior as to make the investment worthwhile buy affecting the buying choices by so many with so little exposure..... but that day in and day out INTERACTIVE exposure to the violence of video games has "NO cause of bad behavior" at all is ludicrous. It is especially so, given the many stories we already have where video games HAVE been a factor in the violence.My opponent makes several points in his arguments that it is not a one size fits all aspect that we are debating here. It is unfair to paint everything with the same brush; and I agree. Con adds (and wiselyso) that there are likely other causes at the root of these incidents as well but we don't live in a vacuum. If video games lead to bad behavior in any way and in any situation, you have no choice but to vote "pro" in acknowledgement of the fact that they do. This debate was never about whether or not video games are the ONLY factor. If video games are only one cause of bad behavior among many, video games are still a cause. And that's what we are debating.Thanks again to my opponent.Please vote Pro! [1] http://www.bing.com...