Violence in the United States: Media, Guns, and Societal Fears

4. Who is responsible when a child or young adult commits a crime?

5. What do I fear in our society and why?

6. What do I think causes my fears?

7. Where do I stand on gun ownership and

gun control issues?

In our everyday lives, we see that the media can be very misleading

by pinning minorities (like Latinos and Blacks) by indirectly labeling

them as “criminals” and “burglars”, even though crime has never

been lower. This has in?icted mass amounts of fear on the general

public, and after the 9/11 attacks, minorities have been trashed even

more, and people have been mass-purchasing guns and ammo,

(+70% increase in gun purchases, and +140% in ammunition.), they

have begun installing 3 locks in their homes etc. This has absolutely

tarnished the country. But why is that? Why do people commit crime?

What even causes crime? The answer to those questions is: The

shithole we call the USA. The reason for that is that it’s so easy to

buy a handgun in the US. All you need to do is walk to the nearest

Walmart, have $400 in your wallet, have some I.D or a drivers license

and voila, you now have a .45 caliber on your hands. The fact that