In class this week it was all about violence and how we process the things we see on television or in movies. The video "Mean World Syndrome", Gerbner talks about how its not that media violence makes us more violent, what the video does a great job of showing is that the underlying cause is that media violence causes us to have anxiety and fear of being a victim of violence and the more people were witness to this the anxiousness in them became elevated.
There is some definite similarities to the "Mean World Syndrome" and the Article that features American Civil Liberties Union in the way that they do not see a problem with media violence which in turn makes the case that there should be no need for new regulations in regards to violence in media. As noted in this article, the FBI has recorded a decrease in youth violence over the past few years, so the argument about media violence creating violence acts and aggression among children is incorrect. Something that backs up what the FBI study says is that Gerbner mentions that crime rates have decreased. Even though crime has been on the decline the one thing that stands out is that gun purchases have been on the rise.
Both articles that we have read and the video "Mean World Syndrome" have shown great examples of issues that I have mentioned here. With that said my own personal view is that I would side with the stance that the ACLU takes. I don't feel more regulations are necessary but more dialogue between children and their parents is what is needed. If parents put more effort into being a parent and not letting a video game, or television show be the babysitter/parent I feel the impact would be seen in a positive manner down the road.
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