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Video games lead to violence' claims lead to violence | Dean Burnett | Science | theguardian.com
Dean Burnett: The persistent claims that video games cause violence are likely to result in violence.
What is the link between violent video games and aggression? | Pete Etchells | Science | theguardian.com
Pete Etchells: This week has seen the effects of violent video games on our behaviour being put in the media spotlight once again
Are shows like Dexter to blame for inspiring violent crimes? | Steve Lillebuen | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
The problem, though, is how Twitchell's crimes challenge this new way of thinking that totally exonerates pop culture from contributing to real-life violence. The 32-year-old discovered Dexter after he moved from the American midwest back to his birthplace of Edmonton, Alberta. In 2008, he had been completing a Dexter-inspired film production when police charged him with a missing man's murder and an attack on another. An unimaginable court case then revealed all: the filmmaker had re-enacted his horror script in real-life. He began luring strangers off the Internet, using the plot of his Dexter movie like a cover and a blueprint.
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