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A 9 page paper on how the roots of violence are not from the media but hit very close to home: within the group dynamic. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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the focus, there was also a side issue of other influences in the boys lives: violent video games, violent television, and possible violent lyrics. The question often raised in situations
like this is who is to blame? "Psychologists are wary of speculating about specific causes in the Jonesboro killings--violence at home? A history of serious mental disturbance? -- Until a
fuller picture emerges of the two boys and their circumstances. But on the question of how the larger ground is prepared, meaning the psychological terrain that might make a kid
capable of killing, the professionals share the assumptions of most parents" (Rainert) Who should be held accountable? It is not politically correct to blame family influences, especially if the family
is for the most part working hard and paying their taxes. If however, there was alcoholism, or some other illness to blame then it
would be acceptable. So in an effort to defuse the debate and water it down politically so no one person or group gets the blame for this kind of event,
"the media" becomes the scapegoat and whipping boy. It is easier to spread out the blame to violence shown on television, film books and music to divert attention than focus
on the real influences in a persons life. One father put the total blame on this outside source, saying his "15-year-old son Richard "was a good boy. ... The music
wasnt symptomatic of other problems. I would say the music caused him to kill himself" (Freedom). This blame is often so thinly spread to general media that it dissipates and
people lose sight of the problem until another tragedy happens. But still the impact of attempting to restrict what the public consumes has an effect as one publisher said, "Great
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