The truth is that these are the most non-violent kids we have ever had, and they all own Playstations. The government is so desperate to find some youth crime to crack down on that they’re strip-searching kids for 10 bucks while locking up 11 year-old girls for throwing rocks and eating french fries. The most peaceful generation of Americans in recorded history is being shoved through metal detectors, having their civil rights violated on a daily basis, are the victims of unreasonable search and seizure, and are treated with constant suspicion.

The Truth About Violent Youth and Video Games – Game Revolution (via Mental Flossing)

Yes it’s a rant, but if the stats he’s got there are actually accurate, it paints a very different picture to the one we normally get. So what’s going on here? Why have those statistics been dropping and is it the same here in Australia?