No evidence to support link between violent video games and behaviour

Re:No evidence to support link between violent video games a... by at-fates-hands on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @04:25PM (#16162780)

The interesting thing is the article makes no mention of the increase in SWATTING incidents that is currently on the rise. The recent case where cops killed an unarmed man because of an in-game bet between two players is a prime example of when this type of behavior gets out of control and ends badly for an innocent man.

It would be far too simplistic to say violent video games are causing gamer's to lose their cool and SWAT one another, but it's probably something worth looking into since they are on the rise in several communities and most of the prime suspects have been gamers.

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Re:No evidence to support link between violent video games a... by verylittlemeat on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @04:42PM (#16162961)

I would say the prime targets have been video game streamers. They get swatted because the people calling the cops wanna see the reaction on camera / want to entertain their friends and other viewers.

Swatting is just part of the trolling "continuum" that can be traced back to less evil forms like ordering unwanted pizzas to someone's house.

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