Double standard? (Score 1)

I find it funny that society considers authors who write essays such as this one in the wrong, yet directors, writers, singers, and other artists don't seem to be questioned for creating disturbing movies, books, and other art (one example would be Saw). I agree that events such as VA Tech and 9/11 are terrible tradgedies, but if people insist on trading their freedoms for security, then would this really be a country worth living in?