I recall vividly some of the films I saw as a child that really distubred me. I saw The Green Berets at about 10 years old. imo, a film i should not have been taken to see. I also saw The Music Lovers before age 12. I remember Mary Queen of Scots , a film for school history. Allt hese films had violent disturbing sceneds in them. Later I have seen loads of films with disturbing and violent scenes in them. I am sure many of us have. Now we only have to turn on the news. One of the papers yesderday had a full page colour photto of a man on fire at the scene of the Bali bimbing.
I don't think video games or violence on film/tv are the cause of the violence on our streets. I think the cause is the way we bring up children. the lack of respect they are shown, the fact they come down the list of priorities, that they are considered stupid, like they don't know the double standards put out by us adults, that they are considered resilient and are good at forgetting what has been done to them, that they don't understand anything, and that they are moulded into what is wnated rather encouraged to be who they are. Children who are not loved and valued are unable to love and value. If all children were loved and valued NOW, the next gebnrations would see an end to the crap. We blame everyone else but ourselves. we are all responsible.
