Violence is fun, What is to blame? Options

[Comptine]

If you search 'girl fight' on YouTube, you get more than 70,000 hits. You search 'street fight', you get around 126,000 hits.

Recently, authorities said that teens are playing a new game where they walk up to a random person and slap/smack them in the face, aka "Happy Slapping". Happy Slap produces 5000+ hits on Youtube.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_slap

Increasing more and more kids are posting violent acts on Youtube or Myspace and view these attacks as 'funny' or 'pranks'.

And most recently, the Lakeland, Florida attack of a teenager girl by 6 other girls have gained national attention because they videotaped it for the intent of posting it up on the internet.

Why has this desensitization been happening in our country? Is it because of movies? Television? Games like GTA? Or violent music?

[Comptine]

Actually, yes. Because honestly, that is NOT that amazing of a feat. Congratulations, you got into college, along with MILLIONS of other kids.

However, these select handful of kids who are acting violently need to be addressed. Their behavior is dysfunctional and detrimental to them and society.

What do you purpose... we ignore the bad and focus on the good?

People are getting assaulted and hurt because of these reckless actions.

[jesusisthebestth...]

Actually, yes. Because honestly, that is NOT that amazing of a feat. Congratulations, you got into college, along with MILLIONS of other kids.

However, these select handful of kids who are acting violently need to be addressed. Their behavior is dysfunctional and detrimental to them and society.

What do you purpose... we ignore the bad and focus on the good?

People are getting assaulted and hurt because of these reckless actions.

First off, I said let's celebrate the child who received a full academic scholarship in college...not the child who got into college. Receiving a college education is very important and it is something very few Americans have actually done, despite what you may believe. And any man, woman, or child who is accepted into, completes some, is rewarded in or graduates from college should be proud.

Secondly, I propose that "youngsters" not receive media attention and some quasi-celeb status because they acted in a way that is, as you say, detrimental to society. Are you telling me that socio-paths like Charles Manson should be allowed to speak publicly because we want to acknowledge the good and the bad, or the normal and the abnormal people in society?

I do not think that we should ignore these individuals- yes, their behavior(s) should be confronted, but not by you, not by me and certainly not by legal analysts or news anchors. So far, have we solved anything by broadcasting this stupidity on the internet, newspapers, magazines, or television? Aren't children still behaving violently? These adolescents shouldn't need to be discussed by Nancy Grace and her colleagues - they need highly skilled and educated counselors to help them.