Video games are not a bad influence on kids. I've been playing video games since I was about 10. Half of my video games are violent, but none of them were ever a bad influence on my behavior. I'm too good! Just because I've played some bang-bang-shoot-'em-up for the past several years never made me aggressive. They are just a form of entertainment, after all. So I say that not all kids' violent behaviors are influenced by video games.