Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/05

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Violence (was: An unpleasant print mention)
From: Jim Brick <jimbrick@photoaccess.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1998 17:26:42 -0800

I have a simple question. Is this really a valid topic for the LUG. Each of
the 600+ LUG members will have a different view of this. I certainly do.
But if I want to discuss it, I'll go to List5. I suggest those who want to
indulge in off the wall non LUG topics, go to List5.

Jim

Jim


At 06:32 PM 11/5/98 -0600, you wrote:
>> I think the paramount difference
>>in American society today is that kids are growing up with little
>>or no parental guidance and sense of values; in the last three
>>decades the very important job of parenting has been given little
>>value in American culture.
>
>The flaw in that thinking is the kids in Arkansas that shot their
>schoolmates had lots of parental guidance. Their parents had them target
>shooting quite early in life. It's not just a lack of parental concern and
>guidance that is needed, but quality of that guidance that counts. Not that
>teaching kids about guns is wrong - I went through hunter safety quite
>early, and was exposed to guns at home for years.
>
>>That, and the fact that the media want you to believe that
>>violence is increasing by leaps and bounds, when, in fact, it
>>is not (it's just getting more exposure and sensationalized).
>
>Baloney. The media doesn't want you to believe any such thing. The media is
>way too broad a descriptor for any meaningful statement of this kind. Some
>government agencies (i.e. police, etc.) release blown-out-of-proportion
>statistics to make people think what they want. Why? To keep funding going.
>The NEWS media has to figure out how to overcome this distortion field. And
>they are, with computer-aided reporting, we are getting more accurate
>numbers out these days. And surprise! Some numbers are going down! Violent
>crime is going down in many places. And my employers have been reporting
>that for years.
>-- 
>
>Eric Welch
>St. Joseph, MO
>http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch
>
>All generalizations are false.
> 
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