Quotes: Agree or Disagree

[GameMaster]

Hmm, I'd have to disagree.

Things like Columbine shooting have been largely argued to have been influenced by violent video games and Marilyn Manson music (the latter not belonging to the televisual realm).

And then we have things like videos being posted online of a woman in high heels crushing a puppy's head and a cat's head . And all those terrorists video recording the people they behead. People would not have the same motivation to do these things if they could not easily broadcast it worldwide. The woman in high heel seeks to anonymously shock, disgust, and enrage viewers with her animal cruelty. Something she couldn't do without the televisual medium. And the terrorists seek to deliver a intimidating message in a way that is much more powerful than that through just a photograph or audio recording.

The ability to broadcast to the masses whether through online facets such as YouTube or simply sending your videos to a television network to be broadcast worldwide (like the Virginia Tech killer did) enables and thus encourages those with violent tendencies to act upon them.