Youth and the Media

I was really surprised by the article Bashing Youth and Wild in Deceit by Mike Males. I suppose I always knew that teenagers received negative press by the media but at the same time, I never realized how much information given was exaggerated. While I read the article, my jaw constantly was dropping because I was so shocked with the lies the media is throwing out to the public. What does the media have against teenagers? I liked how Males was quick to defend today's youth, especially when he gave the stats that proved that adults were more likely to commit a crime than kids were. Another point the article offered, was that in most cases, adults that committed crime were abused or neglected as children. Keeping this point in mind, shouldn't the media be blaming adults for the violence? Obviously, if the media is going to pinpoint the more troubled teenagers, they should consider that teen's life: what is their family situation? Are they doing well in school? Are there other issues going on to create some a hostile person? In my opinion, the adults would be the ones to blame for violent teenagers. I do agree with the statement that kids shouldn't have such easy access to guns. But at the same time, I don't think adults should have such easy access to guns either. Gun equal violence, not just teenagers.