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

Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murdered thirteen people, people wounded twenty-three, and then killed themselves in the Columbine massacre (Pooley 2). Investigators found a diary foretelling the massacre, along with bomb-making materials, and a sawed-off shotgun barrel in Harris' room. Due to the findings, in the Harris' home, investigators believe the attack had been arranged for over a year. (Hillard 1) The parents should have noticed their son's outrageous website, or the sawed-off shotgun barrel lying on Harris' dresser. Even if the parents did not notice these items, surely, they should have noticed the "pipe-bomb factory" in their garage; the ten-year- old child, down the street, knew about the factory (Dickinson 2). The parents did not notice any of the items and the boys had been working on the items for over a year, which shows that the boys were, definitely, being neglected.

Due to the occuring events, President Clinton arranged some proposals on gun control, including a measure to hold parents responsible if their child commits a crime with a gun which, according to officials, stems from negligence (Seelye 1). One way parents could help keep their child from murdering other children; because of, negligence would be to spend a sufficient amount of time with their child. How hard can reading a child's school papers be? Parents need to take time out to watch some of the programs their child watches or to get to know their child's friends. If Harris' and Klebold's parents would have taken time out to do these things, they would have noticed that there was something wrong, about their child's behavior, and fifteen people might still be alive today. These simple actions could help reduce the risk of another massacre happening. However, some cases can occur when the parents become too involved with their child. Deb Sheehan, ParentTime's family t!

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

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