It's always great as a gamer to see an article like there, where someone comes out, goes against the grain, and provides an informed opinion that actually backs up the gamer's claims for a change. So why is one child psychologist not blaming videogames for violent behavior?

From the article:

So why is Dr. Gaskill defending violent games? He explains:

Some legislative initiatives and public opinions across the country are based on fallacious assumptions, personal biases, political posturing and weak science.

Common sense tells you that you don’t let an elementary school kid or an older child with a history of aggressive behavior play Grand Theft Auto. But that same common sense tells you that if 90 percent of households have owned or rented a video game every year - while the juvenile crime rate has been going down for more than a decade - then a little Halo 3 never hurt anybody…

Read the full article over at gamepolitics.com