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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
While I agree with you, what if the role of violent media is actually understated?
I'm not of the belief that either should be restricted in any way, but when someone already has a loosening grip on reality or is dealing with psychological/social issues, violent media is certainly consumed differently than it would be with people who are of sound body and mind. I don't feel it's "THE" reason for these things happening, but I'm sure it's a valid contributing factor, and I'm not sure it's so easy as brushing it off entirely.
You can't just say "if it was true, it would affect this whole group of people." That's being just as lazy.
I think the prevalence of violent media should be looked at seriously. Not by the government, but by parents. People should know what their kids are consuming and realize that young brains (and especially ones dealing with mental issues, though that is not yet known as a factor here) receive information differently than adult brains.
Normalizing violence before young people fully understand context is dangerous.
It's also valid to question society's obsession with glorified violence.
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I think if you shift the concept of violent video games/media/music to a symptom instead of a root cause, then it goes to the second part of your post about the role of the parent.
I mean look millions of people listen to heavy metal, play violent games and watch questionable youtube videos and they don't go nuts.
However, if someone becomes obsessed with the above, or starts linking those things into real life ie discussions, then you have to be concerned.
Are there too many parents, guardians etc, that just except it even when their kids start collecting nazi memorabilia, or guns or talking constantly about it, becoming obsessed, or do they just write it off as a phase their going through?
Are too many parents overly reliant on these instant and easy baby sitters?
I mean I feel bad for this father, but he clearly had some insight, ie funeral suit, probably stumbled across Nazi memorabilia.
Look I'm meandering here, and probably badly. But I don't even believe that the concept of banning or censorship is going to work, it actually makes these things more attractive, and with the internet, they're going to get it anyways, there's a monstrous availability of hard core, hard right racist nazi based heavy metal. If people want it, they'll get it no matter what happens, or what the government or police do.
I almost think that the root cause, or the resentment that causes a lot of these crimes is disconnection, their parents or guardians are content with these virtual baby sitters and spend less time with their kids for example, and this leaders to a poor development in not only coping tools, but key social skills that would allow them to make connections at school, work etc.