We are over 50. We have no kids and never watch TV, so a recent spate of exposure to kids video games, as well as commercial TV almost freaked me out. I was sickened by the intensity & pervasivness of the violence. I simply can not believe that the combination of intellectual pablum and emotional monstrosities that appear to be inundating "entertainment" & the media is not having an enormous negative effect. It can hardly be blamed for every aspect of ill in society, but it's got to hurt- A LOT!

If we had kids, I would do as one of my colleagues said he did with his teenagers; He banned video games from his household (and no doubt did many other things as well). From what I saw of many video games, (not just a few), those sick kids in Colorado were clearly acting consistent with the behavior shown in these "games" sick video fantasies. I wonder what "entertainment" these kids watched. I wonder what video games they played?

Of course, video games are marketed by adults, out to make a profit. How is this different from many other things adults do... and children see...

Appalled by the tragedy, saddened for the families, & bummed out in mid America, BK -who works in prisons...