GUN VIOLENCE
The first incident that came to my mind when thinking about gun
violence as a result of violent movies or video games was the Colorado movie
theatre shooter, James Holmes. He openly fired in a movie theatre killing twelve
people during a midnight showing of The
Dark Knight Rises. According to ABC News, Holmes said, “I am the Joker,”
when he was arrested (http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/films-shows-inspired-real-crimes/story?id=16836535).
Upon further research, I stumbled upon a site that had plenty of video game-related crimes listed. There was one instance where a teenager named Devin Moore, who was a big fan of the video game Grand Theft Auto, was brought to a police station on suspicion of stealing a car. He then got hold of a gun and shot two officers and a 911 dispatcher. Stealing cars and shooting police officers definitely seems like a Grand Theft Auto inspired crime to me (http://www.criminaljusticedegreesguide.com/features/10-deaths-caused-by-video-games.html).
The first part of the video from the link below discusses Devin Moore's crimes, as well as other video game related acts of violence.
Video Game Violence
Video Game Violence
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