Violent Gamers Immune to Pain — of Others

**Broadus** · February 22nd, 2009, 21:23

Originally Posted by PoorKingz

Why does this site constantly post studies saying how video games are bad? Haven't we heard enough?

Yeah, especially stupid studies like this, it just gives everyone something to yell about.
This study says that people who play violent video game sare less likely to help others, so, when Kitty Genovese got stabbed to death in plain sight and thirty-eight people witnessed it and didn't help or call the police in 1964, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Genovese, all those people in 1964 were obviously avid players of violent video games.

**ish420ism** · February 23rd, 2009, 00:51

Let us join in in kicking that poor schmuck's ass. I guess I don't care about people either.

**devdj** · February 23rd, 2009, 01:02

University of Michigan again wtf lol

**livnbob** · February 23rd, 2009, 13:56

Too many unknowns in this one. Primarily, what were the games? Personally, if I were playing a lousy, yet violent game, as opposed to an intense, yet non-violent game, I would probably be more inclined to investigate a fight. It seems to me that this is just another study designed to show a conclusion the researchers already believe in. If the violent video-game players had responded quicker, the researchers would've concluded that the game had made them more likely to respond to and participate in violence.

**noname1** · February 23rd, 2009, 22:28

Gankers at World of Warcraft you should die!

Am i evil now?

**K1ckass** · February 23rd, 2009, 22:35

Pain >> Invalid input, does not compute!!

Ugh, those "perfessers" must have made a mistake. If I watch a violent action movie starring some hero, I'd probably try to reenact the movie and try to be a hero too. Same goes for games I guess... unless you're a huge Postal 2 junkie hehheh.

BTW what is it with those people who keep saying games are bad, go study molecules or something.

**wolfpack** · February 24th, 2009, 16:32

Must...not...help....
Too...busy...playing...halo 3! xD

**pibs** · February 24th, 2009, 18:50

Originally Posted by apex05

I do believe the wraggman was being sarcastic about the people who do these studies with "perfessers" and you really can't blame people for laughing at some of the studies people must actually pay for

This article comes from a different source, wragg didn't write it himself. I really hope that kotaku writer was being sarcastic