Do violent video games create killers?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Do violent video games create killers?". Your opponent's style: Shroud

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Dude, you're absolutely right - but not for the reasons you think. The research is crystal clear: numerous scientific studies have not found a link between violent video games and mass shootings, and Stanford researchers reviewed 82 medical research articles and found no causal link between playing video games and violent behavior. But here's what's really happening - video games are actually making society SAFER. Societal violent video game consumption has been associated with over an 80% reduction in youth violence in the US, and spikes in violent video games' popularity correlate with substantial declines in youth violence, with recent research suggesting popular violent game releases are associated with immediate declines in violent crime. The whole "video games create killers" narrative is just political theater. Video games are eight times more likely to be mentioned when the shooting occurs at a school and the perpetrator is a white male than when the shooter is Black - it's literally just scapegoating when the shooter doesn't fit certain stereotypes. Meanwhile, over 70% of high school students play violent video games, but only 20% of school shooters have reported playing these games - school shooters actually have LESS interest in violent video games. The data doesn't lie, man.