Please stop resurrecting the moral panic over video games and school shootings

By Christopher Ferguson and Patrick Markey

Published March 23, 2018 12:00am ET

Please stop resurrecting the moral panic over video games and school shootings — Each time we see mass homicides by young (but not older) men, it is common for some to wonder if violent video games contribute to these horrible crimes. As researchers in this area, we are often confronted by these questions. We also face considerable misinformation and outright urban legends related to mass shootings. Unfortunately, we […]

Each time we see mass homicides by young (but not older) men, it is common for some to wonder if violent video games contribute to these horrible crimes. As researchers in this area, we are often confronted by these questions. We also face considerable misinformation and outright urban legends related to mass shootings.

Unfortunately, we are concerned that a recent op-ed by Jack Thompson on this issue may have misinformed readers of the Washington Examiner.