Welcome to the world of virtual violence. Computer games, web sites, CDs, and video games are adding a whole new dimension to our entertainment. Some of the most popular web sites these days are devoted to celebrity bashing. The Media Dunk Tank site, which allows you to immerse celebrities in a vat of acid, gets 100,000 hits a month and was named Yahoo Site of the Week. One of the most popular computer games is Grand Theft Auto.
Players steal cars, mug innocent victims, and kill cops.
The winners are the ones who create the most mayhem and steal the most cars. Another game is Postal where a player pretends to be a berserk postal employee, killing men, women, and children. All of this of course is supposed to just be a fun diversion. Even if nobody is actually hurt in these games, the game is conditioning the mind of the player. He or she is engaging in acts that would be criminal in real life.