Blaming the entertainment industry for the atrocity perpetuated at Columbine High School was a attempt to ascribe a rational meaning to an irrational act of violence and self-destruction. Government officials, the mass media, advocacy groups, religious and civic leaders, and common citizens were quick to blame the nearest unpopular target in the wake of the slayings, namely so called ‘ultra-violent’ films (i.e., ‘The Matrix’, ‘The Crow’, ‘Pulp Fiction’, ‘first person shooter type’ video games, …showed first 75 words of 2382 total…

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