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Violence and Video Games
current console game, "Manhunt") has been linked in the minds of many in the UK to the murder of Stefan Pakeerah, 14, from Leicester.
The game, awards points to the player based on the number and brutality of murders and assaults of the game's virtual characters. One of the methods used is a hammer, which was the weapon used in real life on poor Stefan. The killer supposedly played the game to the point of obsession.
The tabloid media, as is usual in the UK, immediately exploded in uproar, demanding that the game be banned, the makers prosecuted, etc. And one of the largest UK game retailers immediately withdrew the game from sale in its stores, under several different retail brands (from memory, the Dixon's, Curry's, and PC World brands).

There's a general misconception that seems to be on the rise with the general public in regards to violence and video games. Let me clarify this: I believe it's a misconception, but I have no actual proof besides......

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