The essay of, "Violent Media is Good for Kids," stands strong for its title. I agree to a certain extent with Jones' thesis of junk culture not completely being junk, and that violent media can empower creativity, power, and selfhood within some children. Jones has strong statements and personal experiences used as evidence throughout his article, but I believe that he could've added more of a Logos element such as numbers of statistics, graphs, etc. The justification of his essay would've been more persuasive.
Overall, it is safe to say that violent media has an influence towards the new generation. While some children are inspired for the better, it is proven of many catastrophic events are caused by the influence of violent media.
An example of a violent act would be the case of Conrad Roy ||| suicide due to the text messages he had been receiving from Michelle Carter. She was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in a case largely built on text messages she sent urging her 18-year-old boyfriend to commit suicide in July 2014 by inhaling carbon monoxide in his pickup truck.
Overall, it is safe to say that violent media has an influence towards the new generation. While some children are inspired for the better, it is proven of many catastrophic events are caused by the influence of violent media.
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An example of a violent act would be the case of Conrad Roy ||| suicide due to the text messages he had been receiving from Michelle Carter. She was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in a case largely built on text messages she sent urging her 18-year-old boyfriend to commit suicide in July 2014 by inhaling carbon monoxide in his pickup truck.
Text Messages (left) between Conrad and Michelle (right)
This case surrounds media influence in multiple ways. Without the communication network through cell phones, she couldn't have easily messaged him all of those pressuring texts. Her intentions were to gain the attention as the "devastated girlfriend," media plays the role of being the start of her actions. While this case isn't physically violent, legally it is violent due to the fact it was involuntary manslaughter.
RIP Conrad Roy ||| (September 12, 1995 – July 13, 2014)
This involuntary manslaughter was truly devastating, and while Michelle was perceived guilty, there are hidden media influences to cause both actions by both people. The pictures of the text messages that are now public has been a controversial topic of many people. This allows both sides (to prove Michelle guilty or not) to state and express their opinions. Overall, the media exposing the text messages prove enough to show the true evidence behind his suicide, but to assume her intentions is very biased. The media can state that she had committed the crime due to wanting attention, but there is always something deep to every story. In all, the media will never reveal and unfold the true display of events online.
I feel like the summary was good, but the second paragraph felt as if i was reading the end of the article or conclusion. The example "the case of Conrad Roy" was effective in the way of supporting the author of the blog's thesis and stand on the topic on whether violent video media was beneficial for children.
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