Kids are exposed to violence without attaching any sort of ethical or moral value to it. The message of many popular video games is that conflicts are to be resolved with violence. And to further confuse the sponge-like minds of our youth, there is certainly no message of permanence or gravity. There are no lessons about compassion, compromise, empathy. No exposure to the grief of the families that are affected.
Violence is made neat and clean and detached.
There must be better experiences and messages for our children. We live in one of the wealthiest counties in the entire nation. We have some of the finest juvenile programs in the country. But we must do more. Individually, and collectively, many enjoy great wealth and prosperity.