Study Says Games to Blame for Decrease in U.S. Crime
“[The] … BBC, is reporting video games might actually be a reason for a decline in U.S. crime.
The story is based on a study conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research and, according to those smart-sounding British folks; games ain’t so bad after all.
… According to the study, U.S. crime has been on the decline for the past two decades. This trend has continued, it would seem, despite the recent economic crumble. According to FBI figures, crime has actually been on a steeper decline these past couple of years.
Video games are another factor, according to the study, because they kept “young people off the streets and therefore away from crime.” According to Texan researchers working on the study, this “incapacitation effect” has “more than offset any direct impact the content of the games may have had in encouraging violent behavior.”
In other words: Why would kids want to risk committing actual crimes when they can commit them consequence-free from the comfort of their bedrooms?
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