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I blame the violent movies with way too graphic heart thumping special effects, ditto for TV shows, video games, RAP music so yes I blame "violent entertainment" as well as drugs and alcohol abuse including legal and illegal drugs....USA abuses prescription drugs even doling out to kids to keep them life time addicts to make companies grow richer and I blame the lack of parenting....People are clueless at how much work it takes to raise a child. Many don't have the time energy and desire and plunk them in front of TV's and computers so why are they so dsyfunctional?