Not ticket buyers who flock to see the mayhem, not critics who review this movie as a typical Mel Gibson caper without discussing the carnage, not the silent citizenry who seem not to understand that the violence that surrounds them is caused in part by Hollywood and New York. Torture has made its way into the national fabric. Unspeakable cases in Wyoming, Texas, and New Jersey have horrified the country in recent months. Cause and effect cannot be proven or measured, but the brutality seeps into the collective consciousness until, suddenly, it becomes an option for angry people. Censorship is both unconstitutional and unnecessary.
Outrage is the only answer.
We can't outlaw hate, but we do not have to tolerate it. If we boycott movies like this, then Hollywood will be forced to use its otherwise magical tools of illusion to lead us in another direction.