pittspilot
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Okay, first off we have to realize this is MTV, this is for context.
So they have this show, where people who have no concept of consequences get to graphically see the consequences of thier specific actions.
Last night it was guns. 1 kid liked to shoot in the air, the other thought that the guns made him a "badass" ready to take on ayone, and that he would drop anyone who messed with him
So they set up the first kid, and make the situation that he hit someone (A 15-year old girl) with a wayward bullet. He gets to see the dead body, blood, and deal with the mothers grief. They eventually let him in on it, but it seems to make a hell of an impression.
The second kid gets to walk around a hospital all day, and see gunshot wounds. The kid talks to one victim who appears to mend for some time. Later he "discovers" that the kid dies of his injuries. Later still, he gets threatened with a firearm, and supposedly shot (Last part was not believable).
Both shows were remarkably restrained in anti-gun messages. The primary message seemed to be that guns can cause serious injury, and that usage of them can have very real repercussion.
Ignoring the totally obvious dangerous nature of weaponary, its called a weapon, its supposed to inflict harm, I was fairly impressed, again considering it was MTV. It was rare for them to show people that its not the gun, but the idiots who cause injury.
Unfortanately at the end, the two say, "well I will never handle a firearm again" This, of course misses the lesson, but it was an improvement of the usual drivel
Thoughts? And sorry for the length
So they have this show, where people who have no concept of consequences get to graphically see the consequences of thier specific actions.
Last night it was guns. 1 kid liked to shoot in the air, the other thought that the guns made him a "badass" ready to take on ayone, and that he would drop anyone who messed with him
So they set up the first kid, and make the situation that he hit someone (A 15-year old girl) with a wayward bullet. He gets to see the dead body, blood, and deal with the mothers grief. They eventually let him in on it, but it seems to make a hell of an impression.
The second kid gets to walk around a hospital all day, and see gunshot wounds. The kid talks to one victim who appears to mend for some time. Later he "discovers" that the kid dies of his injuries. Later still, he gets threatened with a firearm, and supposedly shot (Last part was not believable).
Both shows were remarkably restrained in anti-gun messages. The primary message seemed to be that guns can cause serious injury, and that usage of them can have very real repercussion.
Ignoring the totally obvious dangerous nature of weaponary, its called a weapon, its supposed to inflict harm, I was fairly impressed, again considering it was MTV. It was rare for them to show people that its not the gun, but the idiots who cause injury.
Unfortanately at the end, the two say, "well I will never handle a firearm again" This, of course misses the lesson, but it was an improvement of the usual drivel
Thoughts? And sorry for the length
