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To: pcottraux
They know that there is such a thing as death, and that the character COULD be hurt or killed (that's what makes it exciting).

That's exactly right. And you pointed out in your other post that they emulate danger and violence. But somewhere between grade school and drivers ed, common sense kicks in? Do you mean that we all don't see idiots talking on cell phones while driving? Couple of weeks back, an idiot in a dump truck tried beating a train. He killed his passenger too. The train engineer said that you remember their faces in your dreams for the rest of your life. People DO try to beat trains. The train always wins.

116 posted on 07/07/2006 7:31:34 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If you think you know what's coming next....You don't know Jack.)
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To: DJ MacWoW
Let me rephrase for a minute. Emulate = pretend, as in not actually doing it. Pretending to shoot each other while playing cops and robbers is an example.

Do you mean that we all don't see idiots talking on cell phones while driving?

And they do this because they see it in animated movies when they're kids?

People do stupid things not because they see it in movies and try it for themselves, but because...guess what? They're stupid.

It is kind of an inherent left-wing idea that people's stupid mistakes, violent behavior, etc. is not caused by the individual, but by "society." In other words, blaming everything else for a person's mistake...except for the person themselves. In college they call it "sociology."

158 posted on 07/07/2006 4:03:55 PM PDT by pcottraux (It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
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