This is your brain on violent media
I firmly believe someone who commits acts of violence is responsible for those actions no matter their “environment” but when we start talking about kids it gets a bit murkier. While gamers and Hollywood deny their “media” does not induce, cause or lead to violence the escalation of youth violence over the past decade warrants a closer look.
Research at this point confirms that watching violent media has its effect it is most by watching the brain which science is not yet mature enough to map to physical actions. Depending on the agenda being served they may never be able to map violence past that but we can hope there are a few honest scientists around somewhere.