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* Mentioned a few times in the ''[[Scream (film)|Scream]]'' series. Considering that the director, [[Wes Craven]], is a man who made his name with [[A Nightmare on Elm Street|violent]] [[The Last House on the Left|horror]] [[The Hills Have Eyes|movies]], it's hard not to see this as [[Take That|his response]] to [[You Can Panic Now|fear-mongering]] [[Moral Guardians]].

** In the first film, there's this exchange:

'''Ghostface:''' Now Sid, don't you blame the movies! Movies don't create psychos! Movies make psychos more creative! }}

** In the second, a discussion in a film class early on has several characters debating whether or not violent slasher flicks turn people violent. In addition, the killer {{spoiler|(at least, one of them)}} plans on blaming his killing spree on said slasher movies (such as the newly-released ''Stab''), invoking this trope in order to create a sensational trial and get the [[Moral Guardians]] on his side.

** In another episode, a mother who was head of a [[Moral Guardians]] group blamed a shock jock for the rape her son committed. She shot him in what was proven to be a publicity stunt.

* ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'':

* In ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'', while investigating murders, Barnaby observes that a child is addicted to violent computer games. {{spoiler|It turns out that he was using the games to literally simulate a murder as a sort of dry run.}}

* the fourth episode of the second season of [[Misfits]] is about a man who believes he is a character of a violent videogame (he even see things like on a videogame), because he played the videogame (most probably The Storm was the ultimate responsible); he kills three people onscreen.

== Web Comics ==

* Obligatory ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' example, when they mocked this trope back in the "play violent games and you're a criminal" days. Tycho and Gabe are waiting at a line, when Tycho, sick of waiting, shouts [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|"I play violent video games! I could snap any minute!"]]... only to make fun of the clerk hiding behind the counter immediately afterwards.

 

 

** Interestingly, Hank begins to enjoy the game when he tries to ''avoid'' killing anyone or causing damage, just like [[Real Life]] pacifist runs and the [[Deus Ex]] example above.

* Also used in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' in a Halloween special set in classical times where Bart's watching a fire and laughs when it crackles;

* Parodied in [[Code Monkeys]], with Dave programs an Atari game where the main character has to impress Jodie Foster. One of the objectives is to assassinate President "Ray-gun." Three guesses as to what happens next.