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People in other countries see the same amount of violence in TV or videos games yet they have much less violence rates. I remember me thinking "that kind of thi

People in other countries see the same amount of violence in TV or videos games yet they have much less violence rates. I remember me thinking "that kind of thing only happens in the US" when watching violence (and lawsuits) in TV. I wonder if it's the proliferation of American entertainment that forms part of these behaviors.

ijidak 7y ago
Lower violence rates period? Or lower gun violence rates? Don't violence rates vary quite a bit from country to country? For example, parts of Central America are terribly violent. I'm also not saying that TV is the sole contributing cause. But that, I just wonder if cops are inadvertently affected by growing up watching how cops in TV shows routinely handle cases. For example, a few months ago in Florida, cops got in a shoot out on a busy freeway and used bystander vehicles for cover. Many were horrified, suggesting the cops should have let the criminals flee, rather than engaging in a shootout using civilian vehicles as cover. But, how many TV shows and movies show cops ignoring bystanders. Could it be that some inexperienced cops inadvertently slip into doing what they've grown up seeing in movies and TV shows? I can't prove it, but I've just wondered if that's what's happening.
lopmotr 7y ago
Most victims (and perpetrators) of shootings in America are black or Hispanic. It's quite likely that America's excess gun violence problem compared to other high gun ownership countries wouldn't exist without those two groups. It may be entirely due to the violent culture they have which white people somehow don't have, despite their access to the same TV and movies.
- Scalestein 7y ago
  It is more likely tied to the lower socioeconomic status of those two groups due to historical and current bias and oppression. Any 'violent culture' you might see is a product of the larger society these groups live in and not something inherent to the groups.
- dang 7y ago
  Please don't post race bait to HN. It leads nowhere good or interesting. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Edit: we've had to ask you this before.

ijidak 7y ago

Lower violence rates period? Or lower gun violence rates? Don't violence rates vary quite a bit from country to country? For example, parts of Central America are terribly violent. I'm also not saying that TV is the sole contributing cause. But that, I just wonder if cops are inadvertently affected by growing up watching how cops in TV shows routinely handle cases. For example, a few months ago in Florida, cops got in a shoot out on a busy freeway and used bystander vehicles for cover. Many were horrified, suggesting the cops should have let the criminals flee, rather than engaging in a shootout using civilian vehicles as cover. But, how many TV shows and movies show cops ignoring bystanders. Could it be that some inexperienced cops inadvertently slip into doing what they've grown up seeing in movies and TV shows? I can't prove it, but I've just wondered if that's what's happening.

lopmotr 7y ago

Most victims (and perpetrators) of shootings in America are black or Hispanic. It's quite likely that America's excess gun violence problem compared to other high gun ownership countries wouldn't exist without those two groups. It may be entirely due to the violent culture they have which white people somehow don't have, despite their access to the same TV and movies.

Scalestein 7y ago
It is more likely tied to the lower socioeconomic status of those two groups due to historical and current bias and oppression. Any 'violent culture' you might see is a product of the larger society these groups live in and not something inherent to the groups.
dang 7y ago
Please don't post race bait to HN. It leads nowhere good or interesting. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Edit: we've had to ask you this before.