Destructoid writes:
Gamecyte recently interviewed California State Senator Leland Yee about his crusade against "harmful" videogames in an interview which pooled the questions of games media writers across the 'net.
The interview (Gamecyte has a full transcript too) provides an interesting glimpse at Leland Yee's agenda, and is an excellent example of the myopic views of the anti-games lobby. Most telling of all is Yee's dismissal of facts that undermine his "games are harmful," position. This quote here perfectly sums up the mindset of people like Yee:
"I haven't read the study and all that; but in all the psychological literature, there has been a consistent reporting of a correlation between playing these games and violent behavior, so that is undisputed."
Of course, if Mr. Yee had bothered to read all the material on a subject he feels strongly about, he'd have realized that the reports are FAR from consistent and that claims of videogames and violence links are highly disputed indeed. However, by his own admission he has NOT read all available material, yet is bold enough to claim that every report backs up his belief...
