Comments on: Rahul Parikh: Does violence on TV and in the media really lead to violent behavior? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/rahul-parikh-does-violence-on-tv-and-in.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Chrishttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/rahul-parikh-does-violence-on-tv-and-in.html#comment-91296 Chris Mon, 11 May 2009 01:05:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/05/rahul-parikh-does-violence-on-tv-and-in-the-media-really-lead-to-violent-behavior.html#comment-91296 Tying the violent actions of people like the Columbine killers to the media they consume is the height of ridiculousness.<br /><br />Here's the far, far, far more likely explanation: People who are violent (for whatever reason) are simply attracted to violent movies, television and video games. End of story.<br /><br />And I won't believe a study naming violent media as the cause of violent actions until there's also an explanation as to why 99.99% of the consumers of violent media seem to be immune to its apparent call to violence. Tying the violent actions of people like the Columbine killers to the media they consume is the height of ridiculousness.

Here’s the far, far, far more likely explanation: People who are violent (for whatever reason) are simply attracted to violent movies, television and video games. End of story.

And I won’t believe a study naming violent media as the cause of violent actions until there’s also an explanation as to why 99.99% of the consumers of violent media seem to be immune to its apparent call to violence.

]]> By: GG Freemanhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/rahul-parikh-does-violence-on-tv-and-in.html#comment-91294 GG Freeman Sun, 10 May 2009 22:08:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/05/rahul-parikh-does-violence-on-tv-and-in-the-media-really-lead-to-violent-behavior.html#comment-91294 People do NOT commit acts of violence based on what they see on TV, in movies or video games. <br /><br />People commit acts of violence based on what they "believe."<br /><br />Ask anyone who survived Omaha Beach if it made them MORE violent.<br /><br />We don't have time to get into the fine lines of good versus bad outlets of violence, but if anything, "mirror neurons" would be turned off or down regulated by "fake violence". <br /><br />Believing that someone in real life is deserving of being violated is a wholly different matter. People do NOT commit acts of violence based on what they see on TV, in movies or video games.

People commit acts of violence based on what they “believe.”

Ask anyone who survived Omaha Beach if it made them MORE violent.

We don’t have time to get into the fine lines of good versus bad outlets of violence, but if anything, “mirror neurons” would be turned off or down regulated by “fake violence”.

Believing that someone in real life is deserving of being violated is a wholly different matter.

]]> By: Jakoothttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/rahul-parikh-does-violence-on-tv-and-in.html#comment-91292 Jakoot Sun, 10 May 2009 20:53:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/05/rahul-parikh-does-violence-on-tv-and-in-the-media-really-lead-to-violent-behavior.html#comment-91292 Instead of spending more money on more research on this topic, it should be considered common knowledge that violent video games will make you more violent. It is the same theory of "mirror Neurons" used in marketing. People tend to smile when they see other people smile on TV. So goes with the violence. Instead of spending more money on more research on this topic, it should be considered common knowledge that violent video games will make you more violent. It is the same theory of “mirror Neurons” used in marketing. People tend to smile when they see other people smile on TV. So goes with the violence.

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