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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 11 Feb 2013

    Violent video games are almost entirely irrelevant to rampage shootings and other kinds of real-world violence http://nyti.ms/Wg4r7D 

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      1. Eduardo Suárez‏ @eduardosuarez 11 Feb 2013
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        Pues eso RT @sapinker: Violent video games are almost entirely irrelevant to rampage shootings and other violence http://nyti.ms/Wg4r7D 

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      1.  👻 Wes Unruh  🎃‏Verified account @WesUnruh 11 Feb 2013
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        @happyisthewitch @sapinker I think real gun violence figures could be mitigated if we didn't have this drug war going on.

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      1. Michael Poole‏ @ColdSpringWater 4 Feb 2015
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        #gamergate Steven Pinker @sapinker comments concerning little scientific evidence concerning videogame and IRL violence.Listen & believe ppl

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      1. Yung stunt‏ @lnnis153 20 Feb 2013
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        @sapinker i luv it

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      1. Logan Fleckenstein‏ @LoganRFleck 18 Feb 2013
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        @sapinker Thank you for standing up for truth Dr.Pinker.

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      1. Michelle‏ @thetiny_terror 17 Feb 2013
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        @sapinker RT, PLZ!! Help Missourians tell our legislators NO CREATIONISM in public school science classrooms http://signon.org/sign/rick-brattin-and-the …

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      1. Ron Barton‏ @Teacher2Poet 16 Feb 2013
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        MT @sapinker: Violent video games & real life consequences. http://nyti.ms/Wg4r7D  Oh, I don't know, how many turtles have died since Mario?

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      1. Robbie Roo‏ @RobbieRoo28 13 Feb 2013
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        Interesting article from @sapinker. Perhaps government funded research is required to lay low this issue once and for all?

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      1. Turnbull the flaccid  ⏳‏ @Free__Assange 13 Feb 2013
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        @sapinker They want to blame video games, yet Obama happily authorises numerous video game style drone assignations?

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      1. Karen HuxtableJester‏ @drkarenhj 13 Feb 2013
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        MT @sapinker: Violent video games almost entirely irrelevant to rampage shootings & other real-world violence http://nyti.ms/Wg4r7D  #socpsy

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      1. Helder Nascimento‏ @hnascim 13 Feb 2013
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        @sapinker if violent games causes violence, shouldn't gaming conventions be the ideal place for a shoot out to happen?

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      1. Christof‏ @christof_ff 13 Feb 2013
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        @sapinker Did you read a different article? The one I read said there was evidence of raised aggression, but not enough to be conclusive.

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      1. Troy Parker ‏ @troyparker2012 12 Feb 2013
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        @sapinker Yeah i guess neither is bad parenting.

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      1. Dartanian‏ @Agent_show 12 Feb 2013
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        @sapinker yo man, u look like barbara bush with aids

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      1. Terry, the curious  🤓 🤓‏ @terry_rawlinson 12 Feb 2013
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        @sapinker Violent video games may serve a meaningful, psychological purpose in displacement of aggression, particularly in adolescence.

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      1. Patik Slap‏ @PatikSlap 12 Feb 2013
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        @sapinker If Pac-Man affected us as kids,we'd all be running around in dark rooms,munching pills and listening to repetitive electromusic.

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