Violent role models

Re “5 youths, 3 adults shot at bus stop,” Feb. 28

Are any of us surprised by the rash of shootings that have filled the headlines of our local newspapers and TV news broadcasts? All one has to do is look at this year’s Oscar nominations and winners to understand how our culture views violence. Are our young men and women acting out their own version of the latest Academy Award-winning movie or blockbuster?

With violence and death promoted as “high art,” is it any wonder that we, the youth of America, act out our own version of “No Country for Old Men” or some other version of Hollywood’s idea of a “classic”?

Tom Iannucci

Los Angeles