https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/20/the-folly-of-blaming-video-games/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 03:30:07 -0400<![CDATA[For one thing, games can serve as an outlet for violent tendencies, thus relieving these urges rather than incubating them, according to some research. This raises the possibility that game violence and real violence are substitutes: There is a statistical link between the two because violent people like both of them, but taking away video-game violence would actually increase real violence, because these people would lose an outlet.]]>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:40:45 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/20/the-folly-of-blaming-video-games-n98457