The writer of “Blaming Hollywood for gun violence doesn’t work” (Commentary, Thursday) is correct. Those who rant against violent movies and the like are more than likely looking for an easy target, and violent movies are one.
As professor Ronald Rotunda points out, these accusations are unfair and incorrect. One cannot say that violent movies teach someone how to kill or drill it into people’s mind that it is OK to murder. Although repeatedly seeing violence does inure a person to violence on TV, it doesn’t make it acceptable to them in real life.
People should be looking instead at the background of an individual who wields a gun against others in violence. Was his family broken? Was he a disliked person in his community? Questions like these should be asked before blame for gun violence is assigned to violent movies.
IZAAK VERHELST
Dufresne, Manitoba
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'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times
President Obama forgot to return the salute of a U.S. Marine while boarding Marine One Friday morning, then came back out to shake the Marine’s hand, according to a tweet by CBS News’ Mark Knoller.
