Where do you place the blame for the recent increase in school shootings? Is it the fault of some sort of media, such as video games, music, or movies? Do you think the news media gives too much attention to the shootings, attracting other troubled people to try to "make a name for themselves," too? Do you think parents are sometimes too lenient or too absent from their children's lives? Or are the people committing these crimes just nuts to begin with?I wish to know what you think.
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Rob Joyce (1:00)
23 comments:
I would put most of the blame on the person who was doing the shooting. There is something wrong in there head if they are able to go to a school and start shooting innocent people. I hate when people say that video games and music influence children to do bad things. If that was the case, every person who plays any type of shooter game would be going and shooting real people. I think that parents are to blame as well. If you can't talk to your child and try to find out whats going on in his/her life then you are at fault too.
I think the blame rides on the shoulders of the people that are doing the shooting. As for the increase, I think there wouldn't be as many shooting if the media would spent alot less time covering the shooter and all the people grieving. I think these people see this as a way to go out in a blaze of glory, which is totally wrong. Parents are also part of the blame, I believe they know their kids are unstable and it doesn't take much to make them very angry at someone. I also think the reason these kids are unstable is part to blame on the way they were raised. A few bad parents don't seem to care about their kids as long as they leave them alone. Yes, these people have mental problems to begin with, but with medication they seem to be better. But, with the rising cost of everything, some people don't always buy the medicine they need.
I place the blame in the recent school shootings on the students themselves. The media may have a small impact on the reasons students choose to do so but, it is mainly in the hands of the students. No, I think they are trying to make us aware and understand that words really do hurt and is causes people to then acto out and hurt the innocent. Yes, but there is no guide book to bieng a parent but, more parents need to teach their children to be responsible for thier words, thoughts,a nd actions. I believe society makes us who we are. We are what we see and our brought up to be. No one comes out of no where just evil someone or something had to make an impact on thier lives to make them that way.
I have read in a websight about american humane,that an estimated 3.3 to 10 million children a year are at risk of witnessing domestic violence,which in the long run causes mental harm to the kids.
and from 1979 to 2003- approximately 100,000 children and teens were killed by firearms.then in 2005, around 1,460 children died due to child abuse or neglect. I still think that children living in a turbulant environment may turn to monsters in the end,they hang out with the wrong crowd,do drugs,ect-this all greatly contributes. The media is not really to blame,if the childrens parents let thier small kids watch inappropriate movies-then it is the parents fault. The people that commit these crimes are monsters mostly because of the environment that made them into monsters. I think that the parents are the ones tha are mostly to blame.
I blame the parents of the kids who are doing the shootings. Most of the school shootings occur in high schools so the parents are around the kids enough to tell that something is obviously wrong. As parents, they should be able to recognize when the kid is having a hard time. In a lot of cases, the weapon used might belong to a parent who didnt hide the weapon well enough. I also blame the schools for the shootings because of their strict policies for fighting. I think if kids were able to fight in school without getting expelled, they would be less likely to bring guns to school. In the past when kids were able to fight there were never school shootings just plenty of fights, which can be beneficial because people can learn to defend themselves without bringing a weapon to school.
i think the only one person we can blame on is the law. because if you look at other asian and europian coutries they dont have law where they can take you jail if you fight. so there for when a kid gets made at someone he doesnt have to keep to him self they can just take it out on that person by fighting. and in united states if you fight they just throw you in jail because hitting someone is aganist the law. there for the kid who gets in to fight have to keep it inside and after he reaches his limit they do something stupid like killing innocent people. so basically i think they should just change the law to where people can just take it out on each other countries. as you may know have you heard any school shooting in other countires beside united states?
ashish patel
I place the blame on the people themselves. I think the media exposes the people to ideas and are not a good influence, but i still blame the people. I think these shootings do get too much media attention, which inspires other wackos out there to copycat. Everyone of these people has their own story as to why they commit these awful crimes and i bet a lot of them have stories involving their home lives when they were younger. However, some of them didn't ever have family issues and it was just him/her that had the issues.
Allison Hayes
I would say it is hard to blame anyone inparticular beside the shhoter. Yes it is very possible that the shhoter had a rough childhood growing up and his or her parents could have beat, raped, yelled at, or a number of awful things that could have triggered them to kill other people. I think that anyone who is effected enough by a videogame, song, or movie to go kill anyone is already insane enough where that is not an excuse for there behavior. I think if anyone is to blame besides the shooter alone it may be the goverment and how leanient they are in their gun control laws. It is entierly to easy for these people to recieve guns through the internet ot gun shows. Sure the person is going to find a way to hurt people, but maikng it easy to recieve powerful weapons is the worst thing you could do for them.
I wouldn't put all the blame on just the on the person was doing the shooting. Look at the society today, there's nothing but guns and violence. There are people getting killed every day due to guns and violence. It's wrong for it to have travelled all the way to our school systems, but that's the way it is now. And that's the way how it going to continue, if we dont enforce higher security in our schools and university. Also you have to blame the games and music that come out these days. All its about is killing and shooting, and people actual buy into it. That is why i wouldn't blame just the shooter in these tragedy that our taking place in the world we live in.
Gregory Owens (1:00)
There is obvioulsy someting wrong with a person if they shoot up a school so the blame should be placed squarly on them. But there is also something to be said about the teachers and parents of the child, these adults should reconize that there is something wrong and seek help for the kid. I dont thing blameing the media for anything is the right thing to do, to me it just seems like the easy out.
In reply to Ashish's comment. The reason we in the UK have far less shootings (unfortunately still more than we used to) is because we have far less guns! You can't go round handing out guns to every family and then expect the few unstable characters not to use them against other humans! The blame rests upon the law makers who legalise fire arms!
I blame the parents and the people themselves commiting this act. If they are smart anough to make a plan on how they are going to do it then they were going to end up no where in life in the long run anyway. If they hadnt done it then then they were going to do it later in life and could have done something maybe even worse. The media helps out to along with movies. Just think about it, when you commit such a violent crime the media plays on TV all day and then they make a movie about you. So I blame the media and the parents and the kid doing it.
Justin Peacock 1:00
I do not think you can put the blame on anyone besides the person doing the shooting. I grew up playing many games that involved killing, but they had no effect on me outside of the virtual world i played them in. I think parents are also to blame. A kid who is neglected would be more likely to cause trouble than a child in a loving home with parents who truly care about their children. I think that the media should take a little blame as shootings by kids are always the story of the day and continue to be covered for many days that follow. I could see a kid thinking that the media would cover their shooting and put them into the spotlight, how they think that it is the right spotlight to be in is beyond me.
Jason Brown
I dont know what these people ae thinking when they shoot up a school. It could be in some cases the parents are absent from their lives and not paying enough attention to what is going on. But how do you explain the grown men who did VT and the Dekalb shootings they werent living with their parents. So no one can really explain why these people do what they do.I do think a great deal is from the mass media though, from all the other shooting and some one is trying to be a copy cat. Also all the video games dont help but i dont blame it on anything but just the people. I think they all were mentally ill and when they saw the other shootings on t.v. they just snapped and did one themselves.
I think that most of the blame goes to the person who commits the crime. but also you have to think about things that have happened to them or in their lives that mad them react this way. They may have had a bad child hood or been abused or something much worse. Some people may do it to get attention from the media. Being to lenient may play a small role because the parents maybe unware of what their child is doing or capable of doing.
Twila Douglas
I blame the parents. When a child is born, he or she watch the parents from day one. If the child grew up in an abusive environment, where there was no boundaries / guidelines, and the parents argued and did whatever then that's the parents fault. The parents have the control of the children and when that control is taken away then the child "runs wild". The parents control what the child watch (today there are locks on certain channels), what the child plays (certain video games have ratings on them), what the child listens to (all CDs have warning labels on them, and sometimes the song titiles says it all), and plenty of other things that can keep a child from doing such violent act. In some way I do blame the media for it. It seems that when one shooting has occured because of whatever reason, the media wants the "inside scoop" describing all of the detail, right down to the point. That could cause the next person(s) who does the next shooting to try and match the first person. It's almost as if it's a game or some type of competition and it's wrong. In my opinion, I think parents should be more involved with their children and actually monitor what they do as a child and throughout their teenage years.
I do place the blame on violent movies, video games, and obscene music. The media does play a big part in it most of the time. All the video game anymore are based on shooting people and killing them. What does this help? Nothing, it just shows that violence can be okay. A child who isn't old enough to know what's going on is going to think nothing but that it's okay to shoot people because thats what the video games are telling them to do. Even movies for instance. They constantly have shooting scences going on. Even the so called "good guys" are shooting the "bad guys". A young child is going to think that if the good guys are doing it, it much be okay. The parents need to pay more attention to the games they're letting their children play even along with the movies they can get their eyes on. I don't think they are commiting these crimes to just be doing it, they have been influenced somewhere.
Jessica Ebeling (1:00)
I place the blame for these shootings on the shoulders of the one that are doing it. In a way the media such as; movies, video games, t.v., music, etc...are to blame as well, but not as much.
I beleive that people are affected by what they watch, do, or listen to. Meaning that sometimes media can get into peoples heads too much. Violence, lyrics, language, ideas, etc...I'm not saying I have heard of this but there could be people out there that watch too many cop shows on t.v. and apply some of those "special" situations to their lives and how they do things.
The news channels seem to cover their "top priority" stories the most. Us as viewers and citizens need to be aware of what's out there, where, and what to watch out for. It may seem like they over stress some situations, but it is USUALLY for our well being. This may excite the criminals that commit these crimes but it is also helping all of us and even helping the authorities catch the criminals.
Yes there are some cases where parents are absent from their child's lives and some parents just say that they are too stressed and too busy for some things. BUT being absent from their own child's life? That should NEVER happen!
There are some "nuts" out there too. I mean, everybody should know the difference between wrong and right, that's just common sense right there. I guess some don't really care though.
You must put the blame on the parents first and foremost. I'm tired of hearing people blame shootings on music, movies, video games, etc. Parents need to teach there kids to put reality in check. Also, I think most shootings are caused by some sort of "mental illness" and I believe we should do more to identify someone with a mental illness and do more to help them. I think the media is just a LITTLE to blame. The media has to do their job and report on the shooting ... but I also believe that the media gives fame to these people by reporting on the story for weeks and months at a time and showing this persons picture all over the place.
Justin Stout (1:00)
I think the major problem is the cruelty of kids and the whole social structure in high schools and other schools. 9 out of 10 times, the shooter is someone who was picked on all through school and was left out of the group, and he developed anger and bitterness towards the other students because of that. I don't think that video games, music, or movies play a significant role in causing these shootings because the shooter has made his decision regardles of their influence. News media does give too much attention to these shootings, but that's only because we as an American public or so fascinated by tagedy that it's a sure thing as a big news story. It might inspire some of the shooters to try to do something bigger than they originally would have, so yes, it is a problem. The parents are somewhat to blame, too, because many are irresponsible in leaving their guns out and don't monitor their kids' activities or talk to them about how they feel. In many cases, the shooters do have some mental disorder to begin with and are predisposed to acting drastically, but their environment plays a major influence in leading them to do these terrible things.
You can not really blame others; the blame goes to the shooter. You do not know why they decided to do it, it could be bullying, or they just did it. It could be watching movies or playing video games and seeing that you don’t always get into trouble when you kill someone, but you should just blame the shooter. They know what they are doing, and for them to blame it on the media is stupid. You choose your own actions! I hope people would not shoot up a school just to make a name for themselves. Because I don’t like to remember the shooter or their name, I always remember the victims and their names. Yes, I think a lot of parents are way too lenient or absent, and that may be the way the child is reaching out, and calling for attention. Some people may be “nuts” but I also think there is a lot more that we do not know about going on in their lives.
Kristine D'Urso (12:00)
This is a difficult one. I want to blame the kids doing it as just being nutts to begin with like you said but im thinking that mabey the media does have somthing to do with it. Games are much more violent now then they used to be and a lot of hip hop really just talks about drugs money and guns and stuff so mabey it has a little impact on younger people. its hard to connect with them on that level because video games and media has never made me want to shoot anyone. I think some of it could be from kids getting picked on to much and since theres already been a bunch of school shootings it doesnt seem like it would be that big of a deal to just do it again. and yes nowadays its seem like parents can be alot more distant than they were years ago.
Ryan Brown 1 o clock
The blame would be put on the people who are making fun of others and leaving them out of everything. Could be on the parents for not spending enough time with them to know something is wrong. The fault is not media, video games, or movies. No the news is just trying to show people what is happening. Thats what the news is about. If we didn't have the news we wouldn't know of anything going on. If someone goes that far there is obviously something wrong with them.
Jennifer Woodward (12:00)
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