”The brutality of the case has drawn national attention and raises serious questions about the lure for notoriety the internet affords. Mental health experts say teen violence has proliferated as kids look to flaunt their deeds on a worldwide stage.” You know, I do actually agree with this statement. I don’t believe that this speaks for everyone that uses youtube.
However, I do believe that there are many, many, immature teens out there who do get off on “flaunting there horrific deeds to become “famous”"! I also believe that just the plain fact that they are able to become famous from these deeds would proliferate teen violence.
Therefore, in the long run I do agree with the full statement of the article. Make certain policies that block these things from being published and maybe you can stop a mess of future teen violence, bullying, and overall harm.
My only other thoughts about this happening are that people who do these things just to bloat to their friends or become infamous have some serious mental issues.
Here is a link if you wish to read more about the previous discussion.
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April 22nd, 2008 at 3:12 pm
[...] mattm wrote an interesting post today on you tube nonsense!Here’s a quick excerptI don’t believe that this speaks for everyone that uses youtube. However, I do believe that there are many, many, immature teens out there who do get off on “flaunting there horrific deeds to become “famous””! … [...]