We are talking about the dumbing down of America here. It is truly a tragedy on many levels.
(Note to readers--I'm switching my topic drastically here.)
A two-year-old boy in East St. Louis died on Tuesday, and the suspect in his death is the child's four-year-old brother. Apparently the older boy choked the younger boy when he was trying to re-enact wrestling moves that he saw on TV.
The end of the news report reads, "The victim's mother says she's convinced exposure to professional wrestling played a part in the tragic murder." Um, excuse me?
I'd like to propose that the mother played a part in this tragic murder. Why would you let a four-year-old watch WWE? They cannot distinguish TV from reality. How can a four-year-old realize that wrestling is big guys doing stage fighting, not strangling their brothers?
Meanwhile, many people are nodding their heads, agreeing that wrestling is evil. Concerned citizens all over the metro area are encouraged to take a stand to get wrestling removed from existance. It makes me think of an article I read called "TheTaliban are Coming to Your Local Supermarket." We are going to place the blame in a direction that essentially points away from the place where the blame should fall. "If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns."
Granted, I do not know the family, the boys, or the mother personally, but it seems to me that yes, professional wrestling did play a part in the tragedy, but not the main part.
My sympathies to the family on their loss. I hope we can all learn a lesson and not let the child have died in vain.
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