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| No | 68% | 535 votes | Total: 790 votes | |
| Yes | 32% | 255 votes |
No
Created on: April 29, 2008
In order to understand the "wave " of campus shootings, and it's possible precursors, we must first
by Stushie
Created on: February 18, 2008
When Billy the Kid, Baby Face Nelson, or Bonnie and Clyde went on a killing spree, I wonder what social-ills
by Helen Abbott
Created on: February 18, 2008
Every time there is a shooting this question ripples through our societies as the after shock of the
by Derek Draven
Created on: December 10, 2008
Whenever violent, newsworthy crime suddenly becomes the story of the week, the public is always quick
by Rabi
Created on: February 17, 2008
Turn on the news, and the headline leaves you with that horrible sinking feeling. Another school shooting.
by Peejaydee
Created on: February 18, 2008
To say that violence in films and video games is to blame for campus shootings in the USA is to deny
Created on: February 17, 2008 Last Updated: February 19, 2008
No. No. No. No. A thousand times no. Why do we keep coming back to this question every time one of these
Created on: February 17, 2008 Last Updated: March 31, 2009
The shootings that happened were terrible and those that committed the act should be punished and never
Created on: May 29, 2008
No! I feel violent TV, movies and video games are absolutely not the blame for the latest campus shootings.
Created on: April 05, 2008
It's easy to try and lay the blame for senseless behavior on anything other than the perpetrator. And
Created on: June 27, 2009 Last Updated: July 09, 2009
It's all too easy to blame television, video games and movies on the violence in schoolyards and for
by L.K. Daue
Created on: February 19, 2008
In the 1960s, a charismatic young Micronesian from the island of Ebeye committed suicide by hanging,
by Jim Mcfalls
Created on: February 17, 2008
Violent TV, movies and video games are not the cause of campus shootings. They are, however, an expression
Created on: February 16, 2008 Last Updated: February 17, 2008
It is a sad time for those affected by the latest shooting, in a long, unfortunate history of senseless
Created on: March 06, 2008
I say No. Primarily for the reasons I am just about to list and do a bit of elaboration on. The violent
by E. B. Smith
Created on: April 02, 2009
Parents should be held accountable for rearing their children. Too many of us are busy with our lives
Created on: February 16, 2008 Last Updated: February 17, 2008
The wheel of blame. The shooter is to blame. He picked up the gun, and, with premeditated purpose, walked
by sisi
Created on: January 09, 2010 Last Updated: January 10, 2010
In order to answer such a question, we should ask ourselves whether these kinds of crimes occur everywhere
by Joshua Xu
Created on: December 05, 2009 Last Updated: December 06, 2009
Most modern boys (like me) play violent games such as Grand Theft Auto and True Crime. In the recent
Created on: February 17, 2008
I have never taken a life or thought of doing so.
Whether it be accidental or intentional, I have never
Yes
by Bart Ringer
Created on: February 17, 2008
While I am responding to this debate on the "Yes" side of the issue I have to say right off that I strongly
Created on: February 19, 2008
There are many factors that are contributing to the excessive violence of our youth. While violent video
by Rocket
Created on: March 31, 2009
I certainly would say that the violence in TV., movies and video games are promoting that sort of behavior
by Ted Sherman
Created on: February 15, 2008 Last Updated: February 17, 2008
Yes: Every day and night, all of us, especially young, impressionable people, are exposed to mass murder
Created on: March 19, 2008 Last Updated: January 11, 2011
Violence begets violence.
No longer do the good guys always win.
No longer does the blood and gore remain
by Nancy Lynam
Created on: March 31, 2008
Violent t.v. movies and video games more than likely greatly influence young minds. When many parents
by Peggy Molloy
Created on: February 17, 2008 Last Updated: January 02, 2011
The human brain is a sponge. If children are exposed to aggressive, violent, bloody images and sounds,
Created on: February 18, 2008 Last Updated: June 02, 2008
In my 40s now, I remember as a young kid running around playing cowboys and Indians. Gary Cooper and
Created on: April 26, 2009 Last Updated: July 19, 2009
To say that violent TV shows,movies and video games are to blame for the latest campus shootings would
Created on: February 18, 2008
The latest college campus shooting as of this writing (February, 2008) got my attention when I realized
by George Leard
Created on: February 17, 2008
Violent TV,movies and video games are definitely part of the reason why we are witnessing even the latest
Created on: February 17, 2008
Violent TV, movies and video games make up a significant part of the culture of violence in which we
by Bruce Harden
Created on: March 19, 2008
Are violent TV, movies and video games to blame for school and campus shootings? Can such media desensitize
Created on: February 17, 2008
I believe that some, but not all, cases could at least be partially blamed on our society's glorification
Created on: February 17, 2008
My article is an open letter to the US Mainstream Media and the producers of Hollywood. The US Mainstream
by Robert Dams
Created on: February 18, 2008
There is no question in my mind that these, Seed Planters, are an influence that embed themselves in
Created on: February 22, 2008
Influence can be everything. To understand the difference from right and wrong is accumulated during
Created on: February 17, 2008
Yes, we can assign the casual, deadly, and horrifying, use of firearms to the power of repeated exposure
by Joseph Malek
Created on: February 17, 2008 Last Updated: June 26, 2008
Brainwashing is a terrible thing, but that is more common now than it was 40 years ago. The recent example
Created on: February 17, 2008
For a child, the violence can start with cartoons. Even the classic Walt Disney ones are filled with