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| No | 46% | 187 votes | Total: 409 votes | |
| Yes | 54% | 222 votes |
No
by Mimi Lu
Created on: January 08, 2008
The media does not cause crime. Society - with its fallibility, mutability, inequalities, hypocrisies
by Bryan Belrad
Created on: December 24, 2007 Last Updated: December 27, 2007
This controversy deals with the perceived over-reporting' of crime, which is the tendency of the media
Created on: December 28, 2007
The media influences crime, but only free will of an individual, or a collective gang mentality can
Created on: November 21, 2010 Last Updated: November 22, 2010
When Welsh hip-hop group "Goldie Lookin Chain" released their tongue in cheek 2004 hit, "Guns Don't
Created on: November 11, 2008 Last Updated: May 10, 2012
No. I don't think the media is responsible for crime. Media is nothing more than information passed
by Carol Gioia
Created on: December 31, 2007 Last Updated: April 19, 2012
The media glorifies and glamorizes crime, but cannot wholly shoulder the blame for the occurrence of
by G E Barr
Created on: December 09, 2008
RATIONAL VS. IRRATIONAL
Kathleen Parker is a grown woman and can take care of herself. This writer is
Created on: July 18, 2008
This topic seems to cause quite a stir among all generations! Does the media cause crime...I would have
Created on: May 22, 2008 Last Updated: May 16, 2009
The media does not cause crime for two simple reasons: People aren't required to pay attention the media.
Created on: November 30, 2008
The way the question is worded, I think the only rational answer is no. Now, if it were worded differently
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Yes
Created on: October 26, 2010 Last Updated: October 27, 2010
The idea of doing something out of the ordinary excites people, quite naturally. Not that we necessarily
by Lee Stratton
Created on: May 04, 2010 Last Updated: May 05, 2010
A recent example of how the media causes crime occurred recently, when a failed car bomb was discovered
by Jane Smith
Created on: December 13, 2008
In order to determine the power and reach of television, as this global economy begins to take hold
by James Mallon
Created on: December 10, 2011 Last Updated: December 11, 2011
The media may not directly cause crime but it does frequently romanticise certain criminal activities
Created on: November 11, 2008
Like it or like it not, people are influenced by the strangest things. A mere glance at the stock-market
Created on: November 13, 2008
The United States Mainstream Media is the principal cause of the crimes committed in the country. The
by Arash Amini
Created on: January 03, 2008
First off, I ask you this: how much about the world have you learned directly or indirectly from TV?
Created on: August 18, 2008
While the media certainly cannot COMMIT crime, the media can unquestionably CAUSE crime. The media is
by J.L. Sanders
Created on: December 28, 2007
To see the truth that the U.S. Media causes crime, or rather instigates it, one can simply reference
Created on: January 01, 2008
Yet again, I am not completely supporting either side of this debate. But it is true that though the
by Mary Vance
Created on: January 03, 2008
The entertainment media does play a role in promoting
crime.
CSI and shows in that genre desensitize people