There is conflicting evidence as to whether violent video games are causing violent anti-social behavior like we recently experienced in El Paso and Dayton. Even if there is no such direct connection, such gamers clearly are a lot more proficient in their slaughtering techniques from their previous gaming practice.
But, from my involvement in tutoring young people, I concur with President Trump that violent video games do inspire a subset of young loner men into emulating their Columbine heroes. (I was told that there is even a video game that lets gamers play Lee Harvey Oswald and try to take down JFK ... really sick!)
Afterward: A major objective of army basic training is to teach recruits how to kill another human ... not something that comes naturally to most. I think it is safe to say that violent video games often perform this task as well as our military.
