Apparently I missed this blog entry on this article concerning Teen Violence.
I remember hearing about this event on the news that eight teenagers beat a girl and put it up on Youtube.
I agree with the quote that violence has been more widespread because of the internet. I think that some kids think they are invincible on the internet and think they can put whatever they want on it, when realistically, they’re showcasing it to the world. So, I agree that kids putting videos up on the internet, or even just text information, is a growing concern in teen violence. Anyone can read or watch what they post and use it against them, whether that be online or in person.
A lot of people seem to think that Youtube should be responsible for what they allow posted on their websites. I disagree that Youtube should be fully responsible for this because it was the kid’s choice to post this, which is why they should be the ones to get in trouble and hopefully punished. I do think though that a step in making sure that the online world is more safe can be taken by sites like Youtube.
It would be impossible for Youtube administrators to watch and approve every video posted on Youtube…there are just too many. However, I think they need to come up with some type of filtering system that can detect what is acceptable and unharmful as opposed to letting anything get posted. Youtube has a lot of silly stuff, but it also has a lot of good videos that can be used for educational purposes. I wish that our school allowed Youtube because there’s a lot of good resources on Youtube that can be used for the classroom. It’s a shame that some students have to ruin it like these students did and put these kind of videos up.
I feel this incident is absolutely horrible. I don’t think anyone is to blame but the people who caused it. They had the choice to attack this girl and they also had to choice to put it on the internet. I am not surprised this became such a national issue because it really reflects how some of human kind act in unfortunately, a negative aspect. I don’t think Youtube should be punished because as I said, to have a group of people watch every video is just virtually impossible.
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April 29th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
[...] jacko5791 wrote an interesting post today on Teen ViolenceHere’s a quick excerptA lot of people seem to think that Youtube should be responsible for what they allow posted on their websites. I disagree that Youtube should be fully responsible for this because it was the kid’s choice to post this, which is why they … [...]