Debates Parlamentares - Diário 026, p. 19 (2015-07-18)

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18 DE JULHO DE 2015

Dear Colleagues,

Do you recall the Blacksburg school massacre, in the United States? 2007. 32 young people

murdered. And the one in Dunblane, Scotland? 1996. 16 children dead. And that of Erfurt, in

Germany? 2002. 16 people killed. In Germany still. Winnenden. 2009. 15 victims. And Columbine, yet

again in the United States? 15 dead, among students and teachers. And Sandyhook, Newtown, USA,

2012. 20 children killed.

The list goes on endlessly and crosses every continent in the world. But there is a common trace

these massacres perpetrated in universities and high schools share. Their authors were young people

particularly attracted to extremely violent movies and videogames.

What motivates these killers to walk in there shooting randomly, leaving behind a trail of death,

mourning, pain and blood, splattered all over walls and ground? What goes on inside their minds?

For decades now scientific studies have been made about the phenomenon of violence and the

motivations of the perpetrators. The wide majority of this investigation points to a close connection

between the overexposure to violent TV contents and a sickening use of computer games and the

surge in violent behaviour among children and young people.

The chances of them becoming woman abusers is also high. It is no exclusive to any race or social

class. The bibliography backing this fact is vast.

But what is astonishing, or perhaps not, is the governments’ inertia in tackling this problem that

undermines the pillars of society. They have learned nothing from the issue of tobacco, to which they

failed to react in time, despite certainties regarding the damage and the human and financial costs

behind this addiction.

There are powerful interests in place, from the economic empires who exploit violence in TV

entertainment and videogame productions, and who also exploit violent pornography, from which

women and children aren’t immune, main victims as they are of heinous crimes that jeopardize not

only their physical and mental integrity, but especially their human dignity.

One may wonder: does the media only reflect real violence from the outside world, or do they

stimulate and contribute for it?

The trivialization of violence, desert to our lunch, sitting with us at the dinner table, ends up

transforming it into something normal, a part of our daily lives; it’s all fine, it’s all modern day

culture. And there are those who extract entertainment from it!

18 DE JULHO DE 2015 19 Dear Colleagues, Do you recall the Blacksburg school massacre, in the United States? 2007. 32 young people murdered. And the one in Dunblane, Scotland? 1996. 16 children dead. And that of Erfurt, in Germany? 2002. 16 people killed. In Germany still. Winnenden. 2009. 15 victims. And Columbine, yet again in the United States? 15 dead, among students and teachers. And Sandyhook, Newtown, USA, 2012. 20 children killed. The list goes on endlessly and crosses every continent in the world. But there is a common trace these massacres perpetrated in universities and high schools share. Their authors were young people particularly attracted to extremely violent movies and videogames. What motivates these killers to walk in there shooting randomly, leaving behind a trail of death, mourning, pain and blood, splattered all over walls and ground? What goes on inside their minds? For decades now scientific studies have been made about the phenomenon of violence and the motivations of the perpetrators. The wide majority of this investigation points to a close connection between the overexposure to violent TV contents and a sickening use of computer games and the surge in violent behaviour among children and young people. The chances of them becoming woman abusers is also high. It is no exclusive to any race or social class. The bibliography backing this fact is vast. But what is astonishing, or perhaps not, is the governments’ inertia in tackling this problem that undermines the pillars of society. They have learned nothing from the issue of tobacco, to which they failed to react in time, despite certainties regarding the damage and the human and financial costs behind this addiction. There are powerful interests in place, from the economic empires who exploit violence in TV entertainment and videogame productions, and who also exploit violent pornography, from which women and children aren’t immune, main victims as they are of heinous crimes that jeopardize not only their physical and mental integrity, but especially their human dignity. One may wonder: does the media only reflect real violence from the outside world, or do they stimulate and contribute for it? The trivialization of violence, desert to our lunch, sitting with us at the dinner table, ends up transforming it into something normal, a part of our daily lives; it’s all fine, it’s all modern day culture. And there are those who extract entertainment from it!

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