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RE: columbine h.s.
OK- good point- about the belt- buckles, but I don't feel that media had a
play in this- these were kids that had a hate for athletes, and I assume
were teased for being "different"- what role did media play in that? I
doubt that a seminar is going to help kids that have already "crossed the
line of reality".
I agree with you on Clinton...
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-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Hoffmann [mailto:escape@alt-escape.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 10:37 AM
To: vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: RE: columbine h.s.
At 10:15 AM 4/21/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Q6 this morning was talking about possibly putting in metal detectors in
the
>schools entrances- is this a possibility?
So the alarms go off every time a kid with a heavy belt buckle walks
through?
I'm reminded of car alarms. A friend in Detroit told me that never, when a
car alarm has gone off, has anybody in her presence ever said "Oh my god, a
car is being stolen!" It's more like, "Stupid car alarms, set off by the
wind, a bumped bumper, whatever."
What I'd like to see are special classes or seminars in conflict
resolution, as well as classes to help students analyze and understand
media images. I know that the media often receives too much blame for our
social ills, but it is a component. If it's OK for Clint Eastwood to blast
the bad guys, then that makes it more attractive to at least think about,
right? Students should also understand that images of sexuality and sex in
movies and magazines (including pornography) do not necessarily reflect
healthy attitudes and social norms.
Pacifica Radio made the comment this morning about how President Clinton
said "We should solve our differences with words, and not guns," all the
while he's dropping bombs on Serbia.
No comparison, I'm sure.
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