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Originally Posted by 68style
I wonder if the propensity for killing people would go down just by (I cannot surmise how and am not an expert) teaching more about what it actually means to kill someone else -- not just the oh they're dead now side of it, but the totality of their life being erased and what it meant to everyone else they knew as well? Value of human life lessons? I'm not sure... but seems like there's a situational disconnect at play down there with your own personal space/tolerances and what it means to end someone else's existence based on someone potentially crossing a line they may not have even been aware existed since those personal space/tolerances were your own making in the first place and vary person to person.
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I used to be a big defender of violent movies/entertainment/games, espousing the view that the inherent gun culture in the stuff we consume doesn't have an affect on culture.
Now that I'm older I've started to pivot on that stance. The amount of shooting games, the amount of movies and shows that glorify shooting a person, with no consequences, with no display of what an actual gunshot does to a person.
I'm truly starting to think this has a part to play in the narrative of America.