Mass Shooting at DK premiere in CO!

[ValerieNelson]

My point was that this parent's arguable judgement call has nothing to do with the shooting.

It isn't like the gunman was watching the movie, then went postal because of the child.

Would I bring my child to a midnight showing? Now yes, especially since it's summer vacation and all, but when she was three months? No.

[BellaBellucci]

It isn't like the gunman was watching the movie, then went postal because of the child.

From one mom to another, thank you. Someone needs to talk some sense into these childless boys.

And that's an interesting choice of wording, the post office mass shooting is one of my earliest memory of them ever occuring.

~BB~

[GroobySteven]

I think it depends on the child. In my case, I was first exposed to real extreme violence, at the hand of my own father no less, starting at four years old, but was not allowed to watch violent movies (or anything 'R' rated because my parents were too lazy to think for themselves). And believe me, I am not desensitized to it by any means.

My son, on the other hand, has never been exposed to such, but has always watched movies with violence in them (notice I didn't say 'violent movies' as I would never watch one just for that). He plays with toy guns, and plays Call of Duty Black Ops on the regular. Out favorite movie is Zombieland. He is probably the sweetest child I've ever known, and I'm not just saying that because I'm his mother. He really doesn't want to hurt anybody.

Like most things in life, this is subjective, but that wasn't my point. My point was that this parent's arguable judgement call has nothing to do with the shooting. Both he and his child were victims of a senseless crime. My heart goes out to them.

~BB~

PS: Who else here even has children?

He may be the sweetest child ever and of course, most parents would think that of their child but I just don't see it as a judgement call allowing him to play Call of Duty - which is violent - I think the impact that it could have on any child, wouldn't be apparent until much later in life. I don't think it would be the only factor but would it play into being one of them in de-sensitising them to violence? I play that game - I'm an adult and I think it's violent.

The fact a child was in this movie as no relation to the gunman or the deaths - he could have chosen any movie - but I'd question any parent taking a 6 yr old to a violent movie.

[Silcc69]

My parents didn't give a fuck about me watching certain R rated movies at a young age. They would just fast forward the sex scenes that was it.

[trish]

My parents didn't give a fuck about me watching certain R rated movies at a young age. They would just fast forward the sex scenes that was it.

And that's why to this day you cum too quick. (Sorry, couldn't resist the setup)

[Dino Velvet]

My parents didn't give a fuck about me watching certain R rated movies at a young age. They would just fast forward the sex scenes that was it.

Me too. When I saw Carrie my dad was only concerned with the nude shower scene.

[BellaBellucci]

He may be the sweetest child ever and of course, most parents would think that of their child but I just don't see it as a judgement call allowing him to play Call of Duty - which is violent - I think the impact that it could have on any child, wouldn't be apparent until much later in life. I don't think it would be the only factor but would it play into being one of them in de-sensitising them to violence? I play that game - I'm an adult and I think it's violent.

The fact a child was in this movie as no relation to the gunman or the deaths - he could have chosen any movie - but I'd question any parent taking a 6 yr old to a violent movie.

Question it all you like. You're entitled to your opinion, and so am I, 'opinion' being the operative word. More importantly though, correlation does not prove causality, so again, I argue that it's all subjective.

~BB~

[GroobySteven]

Question it all you like. You're entitled to your opinion, and so am I, 'opinion' being the operative word. More importantly though, correlation does not prove causality, so again, I argue that it's all subjective.

~BB~

Yep. I agree and it's also a thin line which I'll cross when I get to it on at what age, allowing them to watch what.

[giovanni_hotel]

The mind of a child is SOOOO impressionable, many times parents take for granted how what they expose their child to under the age of 7 can have a profound, sometimes irreversible impact on their psychological development.

IMO it's not really a good idea to expose a child to violent media when he/she hasn't had the time to fully develop his moral sense of right and wrong.

It's naive to think exposing children to violence isn't potentially damaging to them.

[BellaBellucci]

Yep. I agree and it's also a thin line which I'll cross when I get to it on at what age, allowing them to watch what.

Exactly!

~BB~