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GTA Played By More Than 70 Percent Of Teens

Posted by simoniker on from the rockstar-getting-good-market-penetration dept.

cdneng2 writes "This Yahoo!/Reuters article indicates that more than 70 percent of American kids have played Grand Theft Auto. The study also indicates that those who played are more likely to be in fights. It's a good thing the authors cautioned that this study did not prove a link between game violence and real-life behavior." The Gallup poll editors specifically and sensibly advised: "The data can't demonstrate causality - boys who are more prone to fighting may simply be more attracted to violent video games."

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  1. Re:punk kids by Muerto · · Score: 0, Troll

    If i am such a "tool" as you put it, then why are you posting "AC". Now, I am 26... so I guess i can not be considered a kid or a teen or in that "demographic"... I just hate when people published documents to adults telling them how their kids think. These adults need to ask their kids how they think. Parents and the news read that as if it is the truth. It's not the truth, that's like saying all germans are nazi's and all mexican's are illegal aliens... this is just not true. Demographics are wrong and harmful. If they are putting me into a demographic, then I can put them into one.