MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Violence and violent video games: Is there a link between the two?
Memphis Councilwoman Patrice Robinson seems to think so.
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Robinson said it leads to more violence.
She said kids don’t know how to separate video games from real life.
Robinson added it leads to problems similar to what happened in Parkway Village where several people were seen firing shots.
Residents said they heard more than 200 shots fired and they say it lasted for about five minutes.
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“They do not understand the reality of what those guns do because, on the games, they look like they’re dead but in the next game they’re up again. So in a young child’s mind, oh we’re just playing but this playing ends up in real death and…
