Video games ‘convenient scapegoat’ for school violence, says Bam Aquino

MANILA, Philippines – Video games are a “convenient scapegoat” behind minor-inflicted violence despite many studies finding no correlation between games and school shootings, Sen.

Bam Aquino said on Monday.

Aquino, who heads the Senate basic education, and science and technology panels, remarked amid discussions of banning violent video games after fatal incidents involving shooting and ...