
Originally Posted by
WendiStarr
I don't think that porn is the reason for school shootings. Why is no blame placed on the parents or parental figures of these children who become shooters? I think that the destruction of the family plays a major role. Many kids are growing up in broken homes with struggling single moms, deadbeat dads, families broken up by divorce, no structure or anyone teaching them or setting a good example. The traditional family structure of the 1950's with a happy stay at home mom whose only job was to take care of her kids, husband, and the home isn't reality anymore. More and more single moms are having to work several jobs just to support her family, leaving little time for her kids. Kids are feeling neglected and like no one cares for them and becoming angry, sad, or depressed. Kids unsupervised will give in to peer pressure and want to try to fit in somewhere that they feel loved and accepted, to make up for the void that they feel at home. That's why some kids get involved with gangs, because they feel a sense of family and belonging there. On top of it mental illness such as depression and anxiety has increased among people. It can be situational due to poverty and the stress that comes with that but it can also be genetic as well. Since there's so much stigma towards mental illness many people might not seek the help that they need. They could be too focused on making money just to survive that they don't see the signs in their own children. Video games have become more violent. Movies have become violent. Tv shows are violent too. All of those mediums are desensitizing our children to violence. Violent porn doesn't help either but I do not think that it is the sole reason for school shootings.
Bookmarks