This sentiment comes from an artist who took the name of a serial killer as his stage name and routinely tears up Bibles and simulates sexual acts on stage. Laurie Trotta is the executive director of California-based company Mediascope, a nonprofit organization that studies the issues of media in society. She says that there is an indirect link between violent imagery and violent behavior. Especially with an adolescent who's going through all these hormonal changes, who feels unwanted and unloved. I don't like.
Media plays a role in shaping our view in what is considered normal and what is considered deviant.
Peck said the idea that Harris and Klebold listened to the wrong kinds of music and watched the wrong TV shows is ridiculous, a theory driven by fear. It seems to be an attempt to identify and purge whatever it is that seems to be the evil. While Trotta says it would be simplistic to say that the movie caused the Columbine shootings, some believe that such scenes may provide a catalyst for kids already prone to brutality. But if someone has a predisposition toward fly fishing, and is already a little bit interested in it, the magazine might cause them to go fly-fishing. Mann says that certain actions are more attractive in movies when they are portrayed as fun, or as having no consequences.