Are you going to try and tell me that murderous rampages by young shooters isn't a new occurence? If someone in school hurts your feelings, get a gun and blow them away. That's not desensitised? Our society has become "It's all about ME" and "I have a RIGHT to get even". People no longer respect one another and empathy is a thing of the past.
Conversely, if violent video games do indeed cause violence, then why was there more blood shed in the years before violent video games became mainstream (the late 1980s) than after?
What?! Violent video games don't neccesarily cause violence. They cause people to become immune to the impact. Look at 9/11. Already people are moving on. The impact of Dec 7th was much greater because people weren't bombarded by violence in games, TV and movies. Dec 7th was shocking. People still spoke of it with horror when I was a kid in the 50's. 9/11 was only shocking for a little while.
You are throwing up a straw man. I never said anything about people being desensitized to violence. I am simply attacking the premise that violent video games cause people to become violent.