Came across this article where a German teenager who murdered a homeless man after getting drunk and blaming it all on a video game Click here for report.So the question is, should we really ban the media, be it video games, TV shows or print that depicts the slightest element of sex, drug and violence whenever someone claims that a juvenile crime is associated to the media?

The WWE (aka World Wrestling Entertainment) is on the chopping board after the teen claimed that he was influenced by WWE's video game. It's not that hard to find similiar cases in Singapore too. I'm too lazy to go search for reports and facts like some other bloggers but I'm sure you guys would have heard of such cases.
On one hand, there are those who complained that the government is being too restrictive on what we are allowed to see or hear, and that we should be more open to controversial topics now that we wanna attract 'foreign creative talents'. So now, we have taken a small step forward by allowing bar top dancing, although I wonder how is that gonna attract these so called talents. It seems to imply that there will be a sudden influx of ang moh creative directors now that they can see our local gals gyrating on bar tops...

But anyway, what I'm trying to say is that, on one hand, the public wants the government to be more liberated and then on the other, the same public is quick to blame the government for allowing too much unwanted materials to pollute the minds of our young. So if the misconduct of the young is the sole responsibility of the government and the teachers, then what do we need parents for?

And shouldn't the same public be asking for the blood of Walt Disney instead? In my opinion, they are the main culprit in sowing the seeds of violence in our young. You may think I'm nuts, how can seemingly cute and harmless cartoons be compared to the gore and violence of say... wrestling and video games such as Mortal Combat?

Let me illustrate... Anyone with a wee bit of brains will know that wrestling is not real but pure entertainment. Although there's blood spilled once in a while but they always have a disclaimer before the show that tells the viewer that what we see should only be performed by professionals (meaning the wrestlers) and should never be attempted to be tried at home or in public for that matter.
But do you hear the Roadrunner or Tweety Bird say this before they blow the Coyote or Slyvester Cat to pieces with dynamite? And these cartoon characters can never die and can be blown up time and again, cut by knives and daggers, run over by cars... What signals are they sending to the kids? And they are supposed to be cute and harmless? Give me a break...

And soccer, I think it is definitely more violent than wrestling. How many times have you read about riots arising because of foul play (not as in murder but as in unfair play) and poor refereeing? I have at least heard of one such incident regarding a certain goal keeper being murdered after he let in an own goal in a World Cup match. How many times have you heard of fans beating the hell out of each other when their favourite wrestler lost a match?

So, don't point fingers at the media whenever something bad happens, even if the government bans everything that depicts sex and violence, there's always the internet... Parents should actually play a crucial role instead of taking the easy way out of screaming for someone's blood.

p.s. The author has been watching wrestling since young and is fumed at being deprived of his favortite soap opera after the blardy MediaCock stops airing it, but instead keep doing those stupid re-runs of ancient shows.