tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21731268.post116576377765968739..comments2023-09-19T07:53:29.105-04:00Comments on Live, Love, and Learn: Children See Graphic Violence and More on YouTube.comJohn Hostyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152742238759546206noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21731268.post-1165881827143809392006-12-11T19:03:00.000-05:002006-12-11T19:03:00.000-05:00John,I went and read what you asked me to, and the...John,<BR/><BR/>I went and read what you asked me to, and there are some great point there. The lacking point of what I read, and maybe I missed it, was the increase in violence in America. To my understanding there is a measurable increase, and if we can identify the cause for this increase we may be able to curtail it. Please read this link and tell me your thoughts:<BR/><BR/>http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/reports/stateindustryviolence/main.aspJohn Hostyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152742238759546206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21731268.post-1165881097893018872006-12-11T18:51:00.000-05:002006-12-11T18:51:00.000-05:00Terry, I think that your response to my explanatio...Terry, <BR/><BR/>I think that your response to my explanation of why I wrote this article leaves a lot to be desired. Purhaps it shows your age, or the difference between our ages. I took the liberty of reading your blog, and it seems you post some great things that have been written by others, but even you have posts that do not pertain to liberalism, like wishing your friends well on the birth of their baby girl. If you read leftyblogs' disclaimer is says that MOST of your posts should be about politics and from the liberal point of view, not all. I reserve the right to post what I wish on this site, and if you don't like it, with all due respect, don't read it. <BR/><BR/>Now that the mutual unpleasantries have been exchanged, if you wish to continue an actual debate I am all ears.John Hostyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152742238759546206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21731268.post-1165877808799470982006-12-11T17:56:00.000-05:002006-12-11T17:56:00.000-05:00Right. Destroy the 1st ammendment because some pa...Right. Destroy the 1st ammendment because some parents suck. You sure this blog belongs on leftyblogs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21731268.post-1165872598181191712006-12-11T16:29:00.000-05:002006-12-11T16:29:00.000-05:00Terry,I think you make a great point about holding...Terry,<BR/><BR/>I think you make a great point about holding parents accountable for raising their children properly. Wouldn't it be great if we could expect all parents to police their children properly enough that we did not have to worry about such things? The truth is that since the invention of the TV we have let our kids be exposed to a greater amount of violence each year. It is no big surprise to me that we now have situations like Columbime Colorado springing up all over the country. If you watched the documentary "Bowling for Columbine" it strongly suggests with evidence that what we watch on TV is responsible for the great difference in shooting deaths between the US and Canada. I can't imagine that the internet is any different. <BR/><BR/>In this situation with YouTube getting millions of hits a day, I think it is easier to ask YouTube to be a little more responsible, rather than launch a campaign to inform and convince parents all across America to do the right thing. It takes no liberty away from adults to put a filter in place, and our society has many of them that protect children already. Kids can't drink, or smoke, or go to R rated movies. They can't buy pornography, and they are protected by law from the lecherous few who might take advatage of their innocence.<BR/><BR/>What YouTube is doing in my eyes equates to putting objective material in plain sight, available to children everywhere. There was a case in which a man had thrown away porn in his garbage can, but did not cover it. Children from a local school got a hold of it, and the parents asked the man to be more carefull. He refused, and since he knew that children were viewing things that are clearly objectionable, he was prosecuted. <BR/><BR/>I find violence to be as objectionable as pornography when in the hands of an impressionable child. The desire to immitate what you see is strong in kids, but most do grow out of it. Until then we should be mindfull of what they see. It takes a community to raise a child, not just their own parents. I welcome your rebuttal.John Hostyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152742238759546206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21731268.post-1165817284515219242006-12-11T01:08:00.000-05:002006-12-11T01:08:00.000-05:00Here's a thought: how about parents don't allow th...Here's a thought: how about parents don't allow their kids to access stuff they aren't supposed to be accessing. This is EASILY done by manually changing settings on your computer, or simply only allowing the child to use the internet (or whatever the case may be) when a parent is readily available to supervise<BR/><BR/>I'm tired of people using the "well children may see it" excuse to censor almost EVERYTHING, especially on the internet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21731268.post-1165803009507959212006-12-10T21:10:00.000-05:002006-12-10T21:10:00.000-05:00I still think this society is way too puritanical....I still think this society is way too puritanical. If you go to Australia, there's nudity on the TV. In other countries, there's all sorts of violence going on.<BR/><BR/>I think we have this warped vision of the past, as if some of the things that happen today didn't happen then. There was even gang violence way back in the 50s and 60s, including violence that resulted in people's deaths. <BR/><BR/>Is there more violence now? I don't know. But if there is, it has little to nothing to do with the fact that younger people play video games, listen to vulgar music and know what sex is and looks like.... things like drugs, things like increasing stress on parents due to the fact that it takes about 2 salaries today to equal what 1 did 30-40 years ago are much more to blame. Things like allowing the sale of handguns and other dangerous weapons are much more to blame (compare about 20,000 hand-gun related deaths in the US per year to England's 100 or so). <BR/><BR/>It's not violent video games, loud music and sex on tv (or the internet)... if anything, those are just a byproduct of what the real problems are.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21731268.post-1165790560200459912006-12-10T17:42:00.000-05:002006-12-10T17:42:00.000-05:00Maybe I am being too much like my parents, but whe...Maybe I am being too much like my parents, but when certain kids get a hold of this type of media, it causes them to want to mimmick it. We have already seen many videos even locally where kids settle the score in front of other kids, and put it on video to show off. Not all kids drop out of the womb quoting Shakespeare like you Ryan, lol!<BR/><BR/>Call me old fashioned, but I wish a stronger type of screening were in place to protect younger viewers. I agree that high school kids are getting ready for the real world, but 10 year olds are seeing this stuff too. Is everybody OK with that, and it is just me that is concerned? Maybe I have to re-evaluate my position.John Hostyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152742238759546206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21731268.post-1165787992800729522006-12-10T16:59:00.000-05:002006-12-10T16:59:00.000-05:00I don't think there's much of a reason to censor j...I don't think there's much of a reason to censor just about anything from the typical high school student. Violence, language, whatever? These people are supposed to be adults in a few years - how can we, as a society, expect that to happen if we become a bunch of Tipper Gores. <BR/><BR/>Seeing as how I'm only 22 and can actually remember what I was like at 16, I see no reason why I shouldn't see the things I do now when I was 16. In fact, in large part, the things I see now were the things I saw then =p The only difference is now the internet is much faster and there are things like Youtube, Myspace, Facebook and BLOGS(!!) lol.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21731268.post-1165786140700051252006-12-10T16:29:00.000-05:002006-12-10T16:29:00.000-05:00LOL, a dime bag huh? You are right about this John...LOL, a dime bag huh? <BR/><BR/>You are right about this John. It is very hard to control what your kids are watching while we are not around to supervise, but we do have to try. No one knew that lyrics could be so hate filled until parents got involved, and started the rating system. This doesn't make better parents, but it makes it easier for the ones that want to try. <BR/><BR/>Once children are adults we can stop worrying about how to raise them, but until that time comes we need to be aware of what they are exposed to, and take appropriate measures. What Would John Do? :)John Hostyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152742238759546206noreply@blogger.com