In some cases catharsis takes place. There have been several cases in the world where youths have seen or played games aged 18+ which demonstrate strong violence. This has lead to the savage deaths of innocent people. For example, a 17 year old boy murdered a 14 year old because he wanted to re-in act what he did on a computer game. He battered the 14 year old to death for no reason, this has lead to the computer game 'Manhunt' - to be withdrawn from sale in the U.K.Although, if the correctly aged audience are to witness this, the media effects would be minimal. We as society would have nothing to worry about. This would be because the audience will be smart enough, and be desensitised to what they have seen, they would know the obvious difference between right and wrong, this would lead them not to re-in act it. Secondly, playing or watching computer games like this fulfills the persons curiosity and makes them see the consequences without putting anybody at danger. Therefore, these types of games are not to blame, but are the people who watch/play them and commit the crimes.
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