violence

Violence in the news is usually OK as long as it is does not go overboard. While there may be too much violence on TV, the real problem is with parenting. During the hours that children should be watching TV there is not really violence on TV. If parents are supervising kids and not taking the easy way out then the kids won't see it. Also, parents need to teach their kids so they will be able to discern between fiction and reality. The VT shooter was obviously mentally ill. Who knows what type of upbringing he had and what he was allowed and was not allowed to watch. I think it is interesting that some of the film and video materials he made were very similar to movies. Whether he saw these movies as an adult or as a child he obviously didn't have the ability to discern fiction from reality. I'm not saying that this is the parents fault. There were other factors involved. As far as showing the shooter's images on TV, I'm not to sure how I feel. I chose not to watch the majority of what they were showing. I do think it was too soon to show so much.