violence in movies
I go to gross movies and listen to heavy metal and rap music and I haven't killed anybody," a teenager said on a call-in radio show devoted to the tragic murders in Littleton. This young woman completely missed the point.These things provoke anger, temper, and crummy attitudes. Gross visuals and music dull sensitivities. They teach the wrong way to handle problems. Make no mistake about this. No matter what this girl or other defenders of this junk may say, violent movies, video games, and gross music have consequences that include more arguing, hitting, abuse, and other violent behavior; sometimes even killings like happened in Littleton. However, instead of focusing on the real problem, most of the attention has been focused on guns. Yes, these boys used guns. They also made and used bombs. Obviously, kids can't have guns at school. But band-aid solutions about controlling gun sales would not have stopped these kids from from getting guns--or from buying nails, propane and other things they used to make the bombs. These kids broke a dozen laws in doing what they did. Another law or two on the books would not have prevented the massacre in Littleton. Common threads in this and other episodes of school violence have been t
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Approximate Word count = 1188
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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