Young boys are tempted to a life of crime,due to what they see on the media
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The media is supposed to be a platform that informs or educates the youth, but the way I see things it’s misleading them. “Movies like Jerusalem and How to steal how two million” are some of the reasons I decided to blog about this issues. As I was watching these movies I saw so many prominent faces and sadly some of those people are our role models. So tell me if a young boy is watching how to steal R2 million and he sees his role model hijacking a car or rather killing another human being for his/her money, what will happen? Obviously he will do the same because he saw it from his role model forgetting that that guy is only doing his work. This refers to the uses and gratification theory in communication sciences that focuses on media audiences who actively select media to satisfy their particular needs. In this case they will see crime as a “cool” thing and start to engage; unfortunately the disadvantages of crime are lesser than the advantages.
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*Volunteer to mentor young people who need positive support from adults. Programs ranging from Big Brothers and Big Sisters to Adopt-a-School include mentoring as a central ingredient.
*Talk with children in the neighborhood about what worries or scares them and about where and how they have felt threatened by violence. Interview teachers, school staff, crossing guards, and bus aides.
The media needs to ban such movies because they tend to promote crime.
don't get me wrong I do agree with you but don't they all suffer at the end of the movies? like that crime doesn't pay kind of a thing?
ReplyDeleteThe media shows that bad aqtions wil lead to punishment. I still see the media as a platform that emphazises that we ar human beings and we tempted to crime as young people. Then the media is advicing the youth to stay away frm crime
ReplyDeleteEven though the movies show negative things, they also show the consequences of those actions so I think it's really up to a person what they choose to do with their lives. There's no such thing as "I saw it in a movie so I thought I could also get away with it", to me that's just being stupid.
ReplyDeleteYes its also TRUE people but I am very much corncened about the advantages instead.Its like they promoting crime
ReplyDeleteWell media play a role in peoples life because young boys think what they see in the Movies is real and thats all wrong but even in the movies you see when it ends someone dies or go to jail, it does show that after everything you do, you will pay for your actions.
ReplyDeleteMedia is not promoting crime, it trying to educate the society about the danger of crime. its only those who are weak minded that will actually do what is potrayed by the media
ReplyDeleteI get your point guys,But they must atleast have so many documentaries about such isues.These problems affect us as well.Crime in SA its just too much!!Making tourists to think twice whenever they have to come here
ReplyDeleteNo! it only those who are weak minded that commit crime based on what they see, but the truth is media is not promoting crime.
ReplyDeleteI agree wit u the media tends to mislead the youth and since we live in a world dat is highly influenced by technology we tend to believe that whats on tv in true and we live our lives based on wht the media has to say
ReplyDeleteNope I dont agree with you Ponatshego, media is not misleading anyone,instead media has made it easy for evryone to have access to a wide range of information.
DeleteFinally someone gets my point.Thank you very much Tshego
ReplyDeleteour media system is bad instead of showing people the dangers of crime it shows the benefits of being a hooligan. theres no wonder our crime rate is increasing everyday
ReplyDeleteThats true,that is why I say they promoting crime.
DeleteWith or without media, the influence of crime will foeva be there. So media is doing its bit to eradicate crime. All we can do is appreciate that
ReplyDeleteHow are they eradicating crime Thato???
DeleteMedia is not only advertising crime, it also educating the society about danger of crime, if you are participating in crime, you are creating a two way stream for your life, its either you will be arrested or end up dead.
DeleteThe media shows us what we want to see and they also educate us about the dangers of crime, so for a grown up to commit crime because they saw a violent movie, they need a strong beating.
ReplyDeleteWe always take what we hear and see in the media as crucial so they also think crime does pay
ReplyDeletewell i beg to differ let me take you back to what you where taught in media studies.
ReplyDeleteSelective listening and hearing means we as humans have the choice to believe what we see or not believe in what we see.
the point am trying to drive home is media are the watchdogs of the society and they will show you what really happens in reall life through entertainment but it is up to you to see the bigger picture as this has nothing to do with encouraging teens to steal or rob people. look at it this way, when you watch a movie you look at the positive outcomes not the negative ones.
I do get what you are saying but kids of today are more educated to know that movies are just movies, just because they watch a movie with their role model doing crime that won't make them want to do the same thing. What do you say about those kids who do crime just because they want too, not because the saw their role models do it in movies? I think that if a child wants to do crime they will it does not matter where or who they saw do it. Even though the media is the driving force for so many things but for crime especially in movies that is just a big NO NO for me, I feel that parents have to teach their children about all that.
ReplyDeletelooks like an interesting movie that i would enjoy to watch though hey, along the lines of abo jerusalema another that i enjoyed very much i must say, but getting back to the topic i think yes too the media influences crime in the world in general be it local or where ever, therefore movies should limit thier portrayal of it in their movies
ReplyDeleteI agree wih you. The media tend to portray to us about the danger of crimes. The media highlights us about eveyhing that happens in our everyday lives
ReplyDeleteI've also seen Jerusalema. as much as it is a good movie, its has explicit content. It sad how most of the youth finds it ammusing and do half of the stuff they saw from the movie in real life.
ReplyDeleteIts true people the media is showing us the advantages rather the disadvantages of crime
ReplyDeleteI wouldnt say the media is the middle man for this events occuring we all no at the end bad guys loose in the movies I guess this young boy would not want to loose. I think is a everyone's choice to act in a certain way.
ReplyDeleteInteresting facts you are coming up with. But I must say the media is making and breaking the society as people tend to take tips from the warning we get through the media.
ReplyDeletethis is the serious problem which has no solution, its still gonna happen as long as those guys keep on displaying those kinda movies, w must forget
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