8. In the Introductory Post of my blog I asked the question of what was going on through a criminals mind before he/she committed a violent crime. Through out my research I feel as though I can form a theory to the answer of this question. In my research there appears to be a pattern. Normally, people from bad areas or people who had troubled child hoods seem to be the majority of offenders in violent crimes. Of course, there are exceptions such as the Columbine Shooting who involved two young boys who seemed to have friends and loving families. In a way, I discovered that it is nearly impossible to know exactly what is going on through a person's head that causes them to commit violent crimes. Sometimes people are able to convince themselves that committing a crime is the right thing to do, while other times people are able to commit acts of violence without any remorse. I wish I could find a simple explanation to my research question, but unfortunately the answer is too complex to understand.
Overall, studying violent crimes and all different types of them was very interesting and fascinating to learn about. I will never agree with any form of violence no matter the situation, but learning about it assisted in understanding why violence exists today. I am lead to believe, based on my research, that violence in unexplainable. Yes, there are factors such as where a person grew up and how they were raised that could be the explanation for violence, but other than that why do certain people snap randomly?
Monday, March 17, 2014
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Gun's Contribution To Violent Crimes
7. In this post I want to discuss a topic that keeps occurring and is a constant problem everywhere: guns. Some people claim that shootings occur because the person holding the gun is mentally unstable, while others say shootings would not be a problem if guns were illegal. In my opinion both sides are correct. People who have the ability to pick up a gun and shoot are mentally unstable, but if they did not have access to the guns would these problems keep occurring? One of the most famous school shootings took place at Columbine High School in Colorado. Two boys who seemed normal and happy did the unspeakable. They brought guns into the high school and shot a total of 12 students and 1 teacher. Some say that the two boys were deranged, which in my opinion anyone who can murder their peers is, while others argue that if they did not have access to guns the situation would not have occurred.
The image above is life footage of the boys in the school cafeteria holding guns while their classmates hide under the tables. I have trouble looking at this picture because of how tragic this incident was. Violence is not only for people who live in bad areas, had rough childhoods or are adults. Anyone can commit acts of violence no matter their age or situation. In my opinion guns should not be legal and in schools (middle schools, high schools, colleges, etc.) there should be more counseling and guidance meetings available to students. If these two boys did not have access to guns and had the support of a guidance counselor or therapist that was offered by the school, maybe the tragedy at Columbine never would have happened.
In my opinion, guns go against peace and the ending of violence everywhere. The estimated number of guns owned in the United States is 270,000,000 to 310,000,000. It can be assumed that not all millions of people who own guns are owning them for good and innocent reasons. As hard as it is to believe, people can be evil. By having access to guns, evil people can easily commit violent crimes without much thought. If guns were not accessible or legal, there would definitely be no school shootings occurring for sure. With the amount of gun related violence occurring in the US today, I personally think that everyone should be against guns. People who support guns claim that guns don't kill people; people kill people, but without a gun I believe that the amount of violent crimes committed would be reduced intensely.
In my opinion, guns go against peace and the ending of violence everywhere. The estimated number of guns owned in the United States is 270,000,000 to 310,000,000. It can be assumed that not all millions of people who own guns are owning them for good and innocent reasons. As hard as it is to believe, people can be evil. By having access to guns, evil people can easily commit violent crimes without much thought. If guns were not accessible or legal, there would definitely be no school shootings occurring for sure. With the amount of gun related violence occurring in the US today, I personally think that everyone should be against guns. People who support guns claim that guns don't kill people; people kill people, but without a gun I believe that the amount of violent crimes committed would be reduced intensely.
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Does Media Violence Lead to Real Violence?
Does Media Violence Lead to the Real Thing?
6. The theory about whether or not people are influenced by violence in movies, television shows and even the news is very controversial and there is not much evidence to back up this theory. This article discusses if the theory is true or false. Jim Carrey, the star of a movie that contained a lot of violence distanced himself from the film during the time of the Sandy Hook tragedy. He did not want to be associated with violence in film, while there was actual violence occurring outside of the media. People are finding it difficult to prove that there is a link between violence in film and violence in reality. This issue is not usually addressed because is could be fought with freedom of speech and constitutional rights.
In my opinion, media has nothing to do with the violence that takes place in our society. If it did, people would consider how the movies end for the people that behave violently. If anything, television shows like Law and Order, which I discussed earlier in my blog, should prevent people from committing crimes. In the end of the Law and Order episode that I posted, the criminal is given the death penalty for his actions, and if forced to give his life in return for what he did. Shows with endings like that should be a red flag for people saying that nothing good comes out of violence. Other people believe that by watching violence on television and on the news can influence a person to believe that being violent is okay and acceptable. I think that every human being is capable of violence, but they only act on it if they chose too, not if the media influenced them or not.
6. The theory about whether or not people are influenced by violence in movies, television shows and even the news is very controversial and there is not much evidence to back up this theory. This article discusses if the theory is true or false. Jim Carrey, the star of a movie that contained a lot of violence distanced himself from the film during the time of the Sandy Hook tragedy. He did not want to be associated with violence in film, while there was actual violence occurring outside of the media. People are finding it difficult to prove that there is a link between violence in film and violence in reality. This issue is not usually addressed because is could be fought with freedom of speech and constitutional rights.
In my opinion, media has nothing to do with the violence that takes place in our society. If it did, people would consider how the movies end for the people that behave violently. If anything, television shows like Law and Order, which I discussed earlier in my blog, should prevent people from committing crimes. In the end of the Law and Order episode that I posted, the criminal is given the death penalty for his actions, and if forced to give his life in return for what he did. Shows with endings like that should be a red flag for people saying that nothing good comes out of violence. Other people believe that by watching violence on television and on the news can influence a person to believe that being violent is okay and acceptable. I think that every human being is capable of violence, but they only act on it if they chose too, not if the media influenced them or not.
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