Johnny S. Clarke & Lisa Straub- young Ohio couple murdered

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And then there is Notorious Biggie, so a lot of rap music has had a lot of it's roots soaked in gangsta style living and in blood..

http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/b/Not...B.I.G..htm

And there is rap that isn't violent. I think it's a shame that violence is glorified in any fashion. Slasher films, music etc. I remember old Westerns. We saw murders every day on television growing up in the 1970's.

There is also the conservative "we love our gunz" mindset. Gabby Giffords may be a victim of the violent gun rhetoric from those calling themselves "Conservative Christians." And, this Republican woman's "mouthy" children may also be victims of the glorification of guns on the far right?

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-new...uthing-off

So yes, media does influence society. But I don't think there is a conspiracy to do anything but make money, ultimately.