By all means, don't bother addressing any of the other points I brought up, just take a one-sided approach believing that your opinion is the only one that matters. Yes, I'm being sarcastic - if you treat people like they're idiots, and avoid honest, intelligent debate, then please don't join the discussion in the first place.
I'm simply saying that if a child is brought up in a caring and loving environment, and if that child grows up to commit violent crimes, there's obviously something more contributing to their behavior than watching movies or playing video games. And if a parent is doing a good job with their kids, then they're trying to screen them from violent television, video games, music, and the like. Obviously a parent can't keep an eye on their kids 100% of the time, but an attentive parent WILL be aware of what's going on in their life and trying to instill them with good morals. I know if I was a parent, I would not let my "young and impressionable" children watch the kind of films we're talking about. So if they ARE watching these films and listening to these records, then obviously the parents aren't around and/or don't care. It's not a perfect system, but it worked great for me, and it works for a lot of other great parents I know.
You obviously also didn't go to the child's play site I mentioned. Some of these new videogames have incredibly detailed kill sequences, where you can target any part of the human body and see what happens when you pull the trigger, all in brilliant high-resolution. Since videogames are more cinematic now than ever before, I felt compelled to make this analogy between games and film. Here are two guys who have probably played EVERY videogame that I can think of, which includes some pretty violent ones such as Vice City and all the iterations of Resident Evil, and in the past two years have raised nearly a million bucks for children in need. Sounds like the antithesis of the whole subject we're talking about.
It seems that these days people don't want to take any responsibility for their actions and take the easy way out and blame society and culture for their mistakes.
I am constantly assaulted by these articles and senators and news reports that blame films and videogames for the cause of all our woes. It makes me absolutely sick.
Steve Zammar
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On 1/19/06, Dr Vollin Md <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In a message dated 1/19/2006 3:12:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:It boils down to parenting, people! Plain and simple. Any loving and caring parents should be playing an active part in their children's lives, and should know what they're doing and who they're hanging around with. I do not blame The Matrix videogame for influencing those kids at Columbine. I blame their parents for not knowing that their children had powerful firearms hidden in their closet. No excuse. Wake the f*ck up parents, take an active role in bringing up your children. Whatever kid gets pissed at his parents for not buying him or her a new car has had issues with their upbringing. Period. Films are not a "trigger" - there's something going on at a deeper level if you think a film causes some kid to go ballistic.Charlie Manson's mother & father were wonderful loving parents. Next theory.Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
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