It's real violence in the home that causes children to be violent. Imagine, psychologists say that having a mobile hanging above a crib can affect the child's whole life, as can being held or not. So imagine then how being beaten, and hearing screaming and violent fighting in the background can effect the child in his crib. There is an epidemic of child abuse that is ongoing in America that is behind the crime and drug problems this nation faces today. Adults have an easy out when they try to blame television shows, movies, or music lyrics for the problems of youth and crime.
Kids know that the violence on the television shows is make believe.
Same with violence. None of this is an excuse for the criminal, but rather it is an explanation of why people are acting out. People use drugs for fun or out of boredom. But people abuse drugs when they are in emotional anguish or physical pain. Making drugs illegal makes being in pain illegal.