My family sometimes finds the news very disturbing – and very confusing.
In the March 1 newspaper we read about two very distressing occurrences. There was the story about a group in Montana that wanted to essentially start a civil war by killing police officers, judges, National Guard troops and any others who stopped them. Then there was the sad story of a man who was beaten to death outside of a bar in Snohomish.
And then there is the confusing. In the same newspaper, there is a story about people in Iowa who go to bars to watch people beat up each other – for entertainment and betting! In the newspaper the previous day, there was a story in the sports section that told about a television network’s new attempt at entertainment: having “celebrities” beat up each other with boxing gear on so no one can get hurt.
After Sept. 11 and Columbine, after all of the violence that occurs every day throughout our country and the world, after reading just one day’s newspaper – how can anyone find the idea of beating up another individual as entertainment? How can we set an example to our children that violence is not acceptable if we use violence as a form of entertainment? How can we expect other countries to respect our culture when it includes violence as entertainment?
It is time for people who don’t believe violence has a place in entertainment to say no to those who sponsor such events. That is the way we can set an example to our children that violence is not fun.
Everett
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