Violence and Pop Culture

What this article says is brilliant-simply brilliant, "we should be focusing on what our children are doing with the media." Finally! someone who can objectively take a situation and not automatically run and blame the media not just video games, but movies, television, and even the net. It seems so simple, what are our children doing with what is around them? I know people who have played violent games their whole lives and are completely normal, why do these people not turn out like psychos? I think its because they have a strong family behind them helping them understand that video games and real life are two very different things. WE have to teach children what is right and wrong and show them that these are two very different realities. I am currently playing Rainbow Six Las Vegas 2, yes it is violent as violent as other games? Not at all- it is a first person shooter where the main objective is to harm others and even try to score more points for head shots. Why am i not overly aggressive? why am I not running around wanting to shoot people in the heads? It is because I took this form of media and enjoyed playing, a way to help pass the time and understood that this is not real, It is a game. Doing this in real life Is wrong and If i did go around shooting people I would not be able to just get up and turn life off- there are consequences. Stop pointing the finger at the media America its not its fault some people turn out the way they do. Whether the media was around or not some people are going to be murderers and rapists. Yes, the media can have some affect on children and their way of thinking, but that is when parents are SUPPOSE to step in and help the child understand what is a game and what isnt.