In this article from The Record, a newspaper (used loosely in this case) in Stockton, CA, aggression is being attributed to the video game Grand Theft Auto IV.
Stockton's Mark Wellis, 19, said he was involved in an altercation a week after he purchased "Grand Theft Auto IV." At the time he noticed that he had become less sensitive to violence.
Wellis doesn't completely blame the game for his violence, but it did affect him.
So after 19 years of life, one week with GTAIV and the kid is no longer sensitive to violence? Wait there's more....
"My son Peter was never really aggressive, but once he got into video games, 'GTA' being one of them, he started to push, hit, talk back, and just become a different person," said Stockton parent Greg Within, 46.
Does Peter sound like he is 17 or older? I ask because GTAIV is rated Mature meaning you have to be 17 or older to purchase the game. Seems to me like Greg Within may need to look 'within' for the root of the kid's new personality (pun intended).
Critics seem to want to paint this video game and others like it as the source of the debauchery of the world. They seem to think that if we can reduce or remove this 'influence' entirely, the world would be a better place. But maybe, just maybe, the world would be a better place with fewer critics and politicians...just maybe.
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