“Bowling for Columbine”

When we open a bank account today, we usually get something out of it. (eg. digital picture frame, tablet PC, etc.) In the States, where you can open a bank account and in return get a gun, that's ridiculous. What I got out of this documentary was that guns were used to promote violence. Violence seems to be the "solution" to your problems.

When Chris Rock mentioned about having bullet control rather than gun control, I agree with him. People are more easily accessible to guns. It shows how the police were unreliable and that we're all here to defend ourselves. Violence is caused by various reasons of issues. We need to find a solution to how we deal with our stress. In my opinion, violence is never the answer. It never solves the problem but escalates to another one. After the shooting the columbine, I feel that there are more shootings/lockdowns all around the world. Many people lost their lives to crazy maniacs that create emotional shock into students and staff. Time will never heal what was experienced. Watching the security videos with the calls to the 911 dispatch used as voiceover, I felt disgusted of what I'm witnessing. I felt that the students in these clips were helpless and didn't know what to do/react. How are we going to prevent this from happening in the near future? Schools were used to known to be a safe environment for kids and teens to learn. Nothing is usually done unless something significantly occurs. For example, if a certain intersection that does not have any traffic lights have significant amount of crashes, the city then decides to put one up. Nowhere in the world is considered "safe". The generations and society has changed due to the face that violence is now taken seriously to another level. But who/what is to blame? Media? Parents? It was interesting to see how the Columbine news story along with Marilyn Manson took all of the attention while it was taken off of the President of the bombings. It is understandable that news stories have to be prioritized for the viewer's attention. I felt that the media has played a significant role in society. The media and news were used to create the fear in people's minds. News stories were always negative and dangerous black males were accused for some crime.

For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_for_Columbine