What a nail-biter! I can't believe how emotionally involved I was. I feel really mixed about the results, while I believe that the movie played a role I'm not so sure that it means Oliver Stone and co. should give any compensation. Weren't there greater factors? If Oliver Stone pays then shouldn't the parents of the assailants pay? What about their peers who socialized them? The dealer of the LSD? You could go on forever. In reality media has an effect great or small and that effect size can be mediated/moderated by other factors such as LSD. I think the lesson learned is don't watch a crazy violent movie, when you're psychologically unstable and tripping on LSD.
Ultimately the whole thing was a lot of fun. I'll admit I had a good time being Richard Rhodes. I should apologize to Rowell Huesmann for calling "her" a "biased and a poor scientist" that seemed to be what he said in his article though, not directly but it was implied. My compliments to the prosecution as well they did a phenomenal job! I couldn't believe some of the objections they were pulling out, crazy.
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Nice work!! You played a GREAT Richard Rhodes!
ReplyDeleteThat mock trial was really fun. I like the lesson learned that you pointed out. Watching crazy violence when psychologically unstable and tripping on LSD is indeed a bad idea.
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