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Video games don't create killers, new book says

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Playing video games does not turn children into deranged, blood-thirsty super-killers, according to a new book by a pair of Harvard researchers.

Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl Olson, a husband-and-wife team at Harvard Medical School, detail their views in "Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games and What Parents Can Do", which came out last month and promises to reshape the debate on the effects of video games on kids.
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Snoozer282 - 7 days 17 hours ago
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Poor parenting is what creates social unrest and 'killers.'
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I like to think I kill originally, not some stupid video stimulus reason.
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