Chris Wallace noted that children are exposed to thousands of acts of violence in video games and television in their youth and wondered if policy makers should address that reality. Lieberman replied that he thought there should be a “national commission.”
“The violence in the entertainment culture – particularly, with the extraordinary realism to video games, movies now, et cetera – does cause vulnerable young men to be more violent,” Lieberman insisted. “Doesn’t make everybody more violent, but it’s a causative factor in some cases.”
“We ought to ask the entertainment community, what
Wallace asked if he was advocating for a voluntary push or a legislative solution to violence in entertainment. “In our society, you always try to do it voluntarily,” Lieberman replied. “But, I think we’ve come to a point where you’ve got to say, if not, maybe there’s some things we can do to tone it down.”
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