Article 3: Columbine

In Marilyn Manson's article, he explains how us as people and media are to blame for the violent acts that continue to happen. For instance, he states, "When it comes down to who's to blame for the high school murders in Littleton, Colorado, throw a rock and you'll hit someone who's guilty." Manson also talks about how the media "praises" and post the pictures of the criminals that cause these violent acts all over the media for everyone to see. Manson doesn't blame a single person. He feels that it is our fault as society that violence continues to happen. In example, he states, "So don't expect the end of the world to come one day out of the blue – it's been happening every day for a long time." In many ways I agree with Marilyn Manson. I too feel that media displays these criminals in a way that they will be memorialized and never forgotten. For some people, that maybe why the commit the crimes that they do. Just so they can be heard and noticed. To me, media will make some one famous, in the wrong way, and hurt others in the process. For instance, in Marilyn Manson's article, he states, "I was dumbfounded as I watched the media snake right in, not missing a teardrop, interviewing the parents of dead children, televising the funerals. Then came the witch hunt." I personally agree with what Manson is stating and have learned to ignore the media when they display criminals in a "memorable" way.