Wyld1

I did not take your comments any other way than you just expressed....have a great evening friend

Exactly and I tip my hat to you as we owe our Children everything the world has to offer that is positive and productive

Well one troublesome trend I see is that the occurences that we are speaking about are coming from non inner-city schools. My video game/lack of reality sprinkled with a heavy dose of disassociation assertation can't be ignored, imo? How are children that aren't pre-disposed to violence via their environment capable of these acts of blatant violence? I have watched and dis-allowed certain games in my home and trust me, I live up to my moniker ;)...that I felt were unproductive and sending the wrong message to youth. Grand Theft Auto comes to mind....you pick up a hooker, use her, beat her and throw her out of your car without paying???? That is only one of many...heavy metal has nothing on this! You couple that with absentee parenting and the un-reality of the web and it is a recipee for disaster and a path my Daughter won't be going down

I went to school in New York and we had metal detectors and drug sniffing dogs and this was the 80's...same with gangs and violence. Though the majority also got a kick in the rear from our Parents when we were out of line. Manners and proper social etiquite were demanded regardless of our social standing or those around us trying to bring us down to their level. We also found creative outlets like sports, music, auto mechanics and other hobbies as the tv wasn't on 24-7 and we didn't have video games that condoned killing other people at our fingertips. Which leads me to think that between some of these games and the disassociation of the internet that children are becomming desensitized(sp?) and are not fully grasping the consequences of their actions? This coupled with a seemingly increasing sense of entitlement that today's youth seems to have is a recipe for what is going on...