Michael Sylvester wrote:
>
a 14 year old was sentenced to life without the possibility
> of parole for imitating wrestling moves he saw on TV. A 6 year old was
> killed in the process.
Actually, the massive injuries sustained by the young girl were
inconsistent with the wrestling moves described by the defendant. The
evidence in the trial showed that the girl had been severely beaten for
a substantial period of time - repeated and severe blows. Thus, the
sentence was not for an accidental death resulting from the imitation of
moves viewed on television. However, a beating death is not as exciting
a headline as "wrestling death".
Clearly, the "why" of this child's behavior goes beyond simple modeling
of violent behavior on television.
Linda
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Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D.
Book Review Editor, H-Genocide
Associate Professor - Psychology
Director - Gerontology
Coordinator - Holocaust & Genocide Studies,
Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights
Webster University
470 East Lockwood
St. Louis, MO 63119
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