Do you ever wonder how violence impacts our behaviour and attitudes?
I went to find something to watch the other night. Every type of violence you can imagine was on the menu; human trafficking, terrorists, torture, shootings, rape, revenge, kidnapping, serial killers, bombs and guns. There are forests that aren’t as shady as some of these shows. I might never recover and I just read the titles. Am I the only one that thinks all this violence isn’t making us feel safe in the world? Are we corrupting our kid’s impressionable minds exposing them to such gore? Does it desensitize them to actual pain and suffering? Ok, I’ll get off my soapbox. I remember my daughters started watching Criminal Minds and suddenly I’m waking up to a large teenager sleeping in my bed. The media bombards us with violence every day – It’s a competitive industry and violence sells so they shove it down our throats. Of course we’re saddened and outraged when it happens for real yet it’s not enough. We nee...