One reason for the growth of violence is the failure of authority to exercise itself as a bulwark against crime. This failure is also due to the weakened faith of both civil and religious authorities. For violence proliferates with the breakdown of authority. And authority breaks down when Christian convictions are denied in theory or cowardly betrayed in conduct. When governors, superiors, lawmakers, administrators and teachers cease to believe they have a body of truth to teach and a code of Christian goodness to live. For once bereft of effective Christian leadership, the masses are pathetically prone to heed the siren call to revolution. When authority is confused, apathetic, fearful of performing its duty, then society falls into the hands of the most cunning and powerful who are usually organized and proceed ruthlessly to drain communities of resources and safety. When authority is weak it often succumbs to blackmail thus becoming a door to fiercer attacks. For successful violence inevitably calls forth greater, bolder violence. What .
This fascination with violence says a couple of things about us as a society.
I think it is a sign of an underlying problem. Parents, are especially concerned with the effect video games have on children. I find it odd that if people were engaged in this kind of entertainment activity, in life these actions would land them in prison. I wonder about the mixed messages that we are sending and that we are saying to people as a whole. .
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I do not think that kids who play these games are going to go out and kill and riot. .
Parental supervision and discussion is key to helping youth understand that the emotions producing violence must be understood and directed properly.
Education and understanding the violence is vital to slowing it down. Then it is not something that influences you, it is something that you can analyze and put in perspective, because you have the tools to do so.
