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frazzled

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5. Oh bull

Reply to Odin2005 (Original post)

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 03:03 PM

Jul 2012

This mass murderer did not come from a culture of violence; he came from middle-class San Diego and a relatively elite educational background.

When did you ever see a mass murderer from a poor, inner-city community? There's lots of gun mayhem in the neighborhoods, but the gangs are killing each other and, so sadly, innocent children who happen to be in the path of their gang wars. But they don't go into public theaters and mow down people.

If there's any culture of violence, it's our movie, television, and music industries. But those alone are not the answer: without guns, it's all just a delusion.

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Guns are not the problem. a CULTURE OF VIOLENCE is the problem. [View all] Odin2005 Jul 2012 OP

but guns help perpetuate the culture of violence Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #1

That's like saying blogs help perpetuate obscenity derby378 Jul 2012 #2

Well, blogs do help perpetuate obscenity Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #10

The same can be said about ANYTHING that can be used as a weapon. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #7

One thing I know for sure... Speck Tater Jul 2012 #3

Well.. ananda Jul 2012 #13

That's somebody else's fault too. Speck Tater Jul 2012 #14

Agreed. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #4

Oh bull frazzled Jul 2012 #5

Agreed, and if you look at per capita rates of violence...this idealized area joeybee12 Jul 2012 #6

And here come the moralizers whining about violent shows and games. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #11

I'd rather be a moralizer than a racist frazzled Jul 2012 #12

Southern rednecks are also part of a culture of violence. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #16

It's the video games, I tell ya ....... oldhippie Jul 2012 #8

So you've noticed a link between despair/desperation and violence? Edweird Jul 2012 #9

Minneapolis has a murder rate 2x the national average. Spider Jerusalem Jul 2012 #15

It's the culture of violence aggravated by the easy availability of guns that's the problem meow2u3 Jul 2012 #17

That's because they are projecting. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #18