It continues to boggle my mind how the FCC is
constantly harping on issues such as foul language and
suggestions of sexual acts on television and in the
entertainment arena, given the fact that the only
proven harm that any certain type of entertainment
actually inflicts on youth is not about sex or the
word 'crap' but in the violence that seems to be
completely ignored, and often times celebrated, if
being inflicted on those deemed as "bad guys."
It is these consistent images of violence that have
been statistically linked to children become more
violent themselves, which is chilling to think of when
considering the horrific incident of a fatal stabbing
of an eleven year old boy after a confrontation
involving taunting over a video game this past month.
Authorities insist that the assault was due to the
taunting and not specifically the video game, that it
could have occurred at potentially any function.
But the correlation between children playing first
person games that involve them repeatedly killing
people and the ease in which these children were able
to blur that line with reality is undeniable. This is
a issue of huge importance and sure be address with
more seriousness then seeing a boob on television.
