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Should Violent Video Games Be Banned?

by Brett Singer, Posted Nov 10th 2010 10:02AM

Violence in video games might be too real for kids. Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images
The Supreme Court heard arguments on November 2 about a California law restricting the sale of violent video games to children. The case, Entertainment ...
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Violent Video Games

by Associated Press, Posted Nov 3rd 2010 11:17AM

Are violent video games inappropriate for children? Credit: AP
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed sympathy for a California law that aims to keep children from buying ultra-violent video games in which players maim, kill or ...The high court has been reluctant to carve out exceptions to the First Amendment, striking down a ban on videos showing graphic violence to animals earlier this year.
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Violent Video Games Alter Boys' Heart Rates, Sleep

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Nov 15th 2008 5:00PM

Scientists in Sweden have found that violent video games affect boys' heart rate -- both during play and during sleep afterwards -- more than non-violent games. For the study, the boys were given two video games to play at home in the evening while ...
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Grand Theft Auto inspires real murder

by Sandy Maple, Posted Aug 5th 2008 6:00PM

Opponents of violent video games often express concern that impressionable players may try recreate the violent crimes of the games they play in the real world. On the flip side, others feel that violent video games are harmless and in fact provide a ...
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