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> [I play a lot of ultra-violent video games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-monteith/i-play-a-lot-of-ultra-violent-video-games/)

[Cory Monteith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-monteith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/425/cory-monteith-9236_games_i-play-a-lot-of-ultra-violent-video-game_3140784.jpg)

> [We don't care what the framers would have thought of violent video games. Times are changing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dahlia-lithwick/we-don-t-care-what-the-framers-would-have-thought-of-violent-video/)

[Dahlia Lithwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dahlia-lithwick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51c/dahlia-lithwick-17366_care_we-don-t-care-what-the-framers-would-hav_807452.jpg)

> [I'm very careful about how I portray violence in my films. I do believe that violence, especially violent video games, are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-lee/i-m-very-careful-about-how-i-portray-violence-in-my-films-i-do/)

[Spike Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c6/spike-lee-3057_believe_i-m-very-careful-about-how-i-portray-vio_1968789.jpg)

> [We cannot and will not ban the creation of violent video games. But, we can prevent the distribution of these disturbing games…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-kohl/we-cannot-and-will-not-ban-the-creation-of-violent-video-games-but-we/)

[Herb Kohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-kohl/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/299/herb-kohl-25520_bans_we-cannot-and-will-not-ban-the-creation_2483696.jpg)

> [Violent video games played in public places are a tiny fraction of the media violence to which modern American children are exposed.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-posner/violent-video-games-played-in-public-places-are-a-tiny-fraction-of/)

[Richard Posner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-posner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64f/richard-posner-29506_available_violent-video-games-played-in-public-pla_1342414.png)

> [What's shocking is cruelty and torture, and that's become our entertainment. Kids can play violent video games, but God forbid they look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lachapelle/what-s-shocking-is-cruelty-and-torture-and-that-s-become-our/)

[David LaChapelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lachapelle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f04/david-lachapelle-8697_cruelty_what-s-shocking-is-cruelty-and-torture-a_2850571.jpg)

> [There exists in this country, sadly, a callous, corrupt and corrupting shadow industry that sells and stows violence against its own people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-lapierre/there-exists-in-this-country-sadly-a-callous-corrupt-and-corrupting/)

[Wayne LaPierre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-lapierre/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cd/wayne-lapierre-3321_callous_there-exists-in-this-country-sadly-a-cal_96529.png)

> [ No one is suggesting that \[violent video games are\] the only reason they went out and committed those horrific acts, but was… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-steyer/no-one-is-suggesting-that-violent-video-games-are-the-only-reason/)

[Jim Steyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-steyer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8e/jim-steyer-84996_big-deal_no-one-is-suggesting-that-violent-video_108916.jpg)

> [These data suggest very strongly that participating in the playing of violent video games by children and youth increase aggressive thought and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leland-yee/these-data-suggest-very-strongly-that-participating-in-the-playing-of/)

[Leland Yee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leland-yee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/leland-yee-87785_aggressive_these-data-suggest-very-strongly-that-pa_61461.jpg)

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