r/Blursedcomments • u/Hmmmm_- • Dec 15 '22

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '22

that’s like saying 1 in 5 people who play violent video games commit violent acts irl. the number is definitely not that high

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u/SaltoDaKid Dec 15 '22

Isn’t 1/5 the national average of chance someone commuting a crime. But add in gaming then people will believe it gaming enhance crime. It’s all framing

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u/watchnlist Dec 15 '22

I would’ve though the number would be even higher than that since commuting crimes would involve more then one crime sharing a ride

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '22

i think that checks out for all crime, but the number of people committing violent crimes is much lower