Violent Games Credited With Reducing Crime Levels 209
maroberts writes "According to a research paper produced from a collaboration between the University of Texas and the Centre for European Economic Research, violent video games may induce aggressive behavior, but the incapacitation effect outweighs this and produces a genuine reduction in violent crime. This paper was referenced in a BBC news story giving reasons why the US crime rates are falling (at least outside the prisons!)"
Also as usual (Score:2, Informative)
A group swallows research that favors its view whole without questioning while disregarding any research that disagrees with its world view.
My my, did you even read the article or just went "I like this headline, therefor I will accept it as being true".
Don't blame your opponents for swallowing their headlines if you do the same.
Re:We need to give up the quota system. (Score:4, Informative)
If you just want to reduce how safe a community feels, then just reduce media coverage of crime. There's little correlation over time between crime rates and "feeling safe". It's nearly entirely based on how much our politicians want to keep up afraid, so we'll support their agenda, and how much the news is trying to boost ratings by being sensationalistic. This is why there are no "crime rate" stories for the 5 years in a row when the rates are falling, and on the 6th year, when it ticks up a bit, every local station is all over the "story".