] He compares the state of affairs to the tobacco
] controversy about 20 years ago, when some experts were
] still arguing there was no direct link between cigarettes
] and cancer.
]
] Jaffe knows that despite the piles of research he has
] gathered, and despite the conclusions of such respected
] groups as the American Psychological Association and the
] American Association of Pediatricians, there are many
] people who deny the negative effects of media violence.
]
] He also knows that just as every person who smokes won't
] get lung cancer, not every kid who plays violent video
] games will turn into a killer.

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Smokers don't get to make a concious decision to get lung cancer! You get to CHOOSE not to kill somebody. If you choose wrong, its YOUR RESPONSIBILITY!!!! If children aren't getting the right messages, the answer is to communicate the right messages in a constructive way, rather then to censor the media and patronize kids with hypocritical rightousness they can see right through.