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WE are in danger of producing a generation of cold-blooded contract killers if our violent media culture is not reined in.
That’s the stark warning of criminologist David Wilson who says exposure to brutal video games like Call Of Duty is desensitising people.
The “hit your target at all costs” mentality mimics the professional detachment typical of hitmen for hire.
Their target is viewed as their next pay cheque, no more no less, and Professor Wilson warns today’s society is “normalising” this.
There has been an alarming rise in the number of doorstep assassinations here – and the trend shows no sign of abating.
We must be careful what our young people, and everyone else, are consuming.