the 'net doesn't kill people... people kill people (Score 1)

by placing the blame on the internet, computer games and so on we don't have to look at ourselves and accept responsibility for our part int eh problem. By placing the responsibility on other children to notice "anti-social" behaviors parents don't have to take responsibility for their own children. So, both parents are working, busy, have their own problems, and don't have enough time to pay attention to their own children. Or they see that something is wrong but don't know what to do. Instead of teaching children to be on the lookout for other kids that don't fit in parents need to take responsibility for their own children, it is part of their job. But, because ALL parents can't be found in one place (unlike all the children, who are going to school whether they like it or not) it is more difficult to make sure that they are accepting responsibility for their own children. So W.A.V.E (btw, has anyone else read a book called "The Wave"? it's freaky...) has come up with a simple solution that won't be very difficult for them to use because they already have a willing audience, waiting in high school and elementary school classrooms across the nation. This upsets me, not because it isn't a good idea to avoid fights, and try to keep the peace, but because it is shifting the emphasis to the children. Children are not considered adults until they are 18, this means that their parents are supposed to feed them, care for them, vote for them, and have a general idea of what is going on in their lives. I am not an advocate of superduperstrict rules, and granted, I didn't talk to my parents much, but they at least talked with me, and would have noticed if I took a gun to school. So, in my opinion anywa, it is up to parents to accept responsibility for the children they brought into the world, or the ones they are fostering because the birth parents were unable to care for them, or the ones they have adopted for similar reasons. Parents cannot be forced to do this, it is up to each and every one of them to voluntarily accept responsibility. And that starts with individuals, not with security companies or snazzy webpages with badly rhymed mantras, but with me saying that I, when I have children, accept responsibility for teaching them right and wrong, and how to tell the difference in themself, for listening to them, even when they are not communicating with words, and hearing what they are saying and helping them when they would like my help. Alright, that is enough ranting....