do video games encourage violent behavior?

We are asked the question if video games encourage violent behavior or not?  Reading futher we find that Craig Anderson takes the position of yes video games do encourage violent behavior. He goes on to state that through his extensive research he found that video games do bring out more aggression and violence than other media content. As we continue reading we find that Henry Jenkins takes the position of no video games do not encourage violence. Through his research Jenkins stated that he did not find a correlation between violence and video games.  After hearing both arguements I could neither agree or disagree with either side. I believe that video games encourage violence only if the person playing the game allows it to. I have played a ton of violent video games in my lifetime and never once have I felt the need to duplicate what I saw on the game.  If somebody playing a violent video game did feel the need to immitate the violence they saw on the game then it is that individual personal choice to allow the game to influence him. Video games only encourage violent behavior if a persons allows it to.