I've been thinking a lot about a statement Lycan made to me on another thread (quoted below), and in my mind, it seems a little extreme. How many of you would want to do the same thing if you knew that someone, who has been expressing their violent, homicidal urges online, was in your neighborhood?
Lycan's statement:
"If they were to err on the side of caution and round up people like yourself, you arse would be grass beryl.
You are raging against something you cannot change, so the logical thing to do would be to stay OFF the radar.
If I knew you were living in my neighbourhood, and passed any of my family, on your way to and from home ...Id burn your house down with your body in it. Simple.
Why?. Because statistically, people who voice such things with such detail, often go on to be perpetrators.
On my part, its not personal...Id just be doing the world a favour, and in my mind Id be morally just in wiping you off the face of the planet."
I'm sure I'm not the only person here who has regular, violent fantasies and homicidal urges. If any of you others here have them too, do you think Lycan is over-reacting?
Also, Do you think the entertainment industry glorifies violence? If yes, do you think it is partly to blame for violence in society?
Personally, I think most people thrive on violence. Not necesssarily through action, but through observation. People enjoy watching other people being physically hurt. Look at wrestling, boxing and MMA. Those events draw a huge audience. Now, fair enough, the contenders aren't being killed, but one can only imagine how much bigger the audience would be if they were.
People love violence.
I say bring back the days where gladiators fought for their lives in the arena. Where a real man (or woman) could show their stamina, endurance and strength in a fight to the death.
