The media contains some extreme violence; however, society would not have to worry about how much violence the media contains, if parents would take time to watch the programs their child watches, and explain to the child that the actions can not be real or possible. To students with low self-esteems, violence may appear to be the only way to take care of problems and to receive attention ("Media" 1). The media contains more violence now than ever. Some television programs, movies, the Internet, music, and video games contain too much violence ("Media" 1). Teenagers may learn to turn their anger into violent actions by watching music videos, like Marilyn Manson's, that posses a violent context ("Media"1). Children sometimes

Authorities arrested several kids for, theoretically, planning to bomb their schools, threatening to murder their antagonist, or sneaking guns on school campuses (Drummond 1). In one copycat incident, a thirteen-year-old boy was pulled out of class, in Bakersfield, Calif., because he was seen, by students, loading a 40-cal. handgun. He also wrote thirty names on a hit list, and at the bottom he inscribed "they deserved to die" (Drummond 2). Another copycat incident happened on April 23, four fourteen-year- old boys were arrested, in Wimberly, Texas, for scheming to bomb their school. The boys launched their scheme before the massacre happened in Colorado. Some students heard about the Littleton massacre, and decided to report the boys after hearing them bragging about bombing the school. Authorities found gunpowder and bomb-building instructions in the boys' home (Drummond 1). The event could have been another Colorado disaster, because the boys were obviously, not being supervised. The parents should have noticed the bomb-making instructions and the gunpowder in their homes. Maybe, if the media focused more on what happens to the people who commit the crimes, instead of, the crimes than the copycat syndrome could be reduced.

Signs of hatred and alienation, displayed by Harris and Klebold, were either discarded or overlooked (Dickinson 1) . Last year, Eric broke a boy's, Brooks Brown, car windshield by chunking a piece of ice at the car (Pooley 1). The Browns, also, found Harris' website where Harris said he wanted "to blow up and shoot everything I can. Feel no remorse, no sense of shame.....I don't care if I live or die in the shootout , all I want to do is kill and injure as many of you (expletive) as I can, especially a few people like Brooks Brown." (qtd. in Pooley 1-2) Harris also said he had the weapons to fulfill his threat towards Brown. Harris' website gave bomb-building instructions and had a statement that said he and a friend had already built four pipe bombs and exploded one. The Browns turned Harris into the sheriffs department and America Online, but did not receive a response from either one (Pooley 1-2). Then on March 25, 1998, Harris and Klebold wer

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