According to the Justice Department, actual violence is down dramatically since 1994. The virtual and entertainment industry violence is way up, if being unable to find a movie to watch is any indication.
Violent crime against youth, 1994-2010
Public blames parents and Hollywood
“This isn’t just about guns,” Biden said on Thursday at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C. “It’s about the coarsening of our culture.
“Yes, that’s what I said, the coarsening of our culture, whether it’s with video games or movies or behavior,” Biden said.
Other types of violence is also declining.
“In 2010, strangers committed about 38% of nonfatal violent crimes, including rape/sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault. “ Of those incidents, about 10% of violent victimizations committed by strangers involved a firearm, compared to 5% committed by offenders known to the victim.
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