Internet inspires murder

It is just one of those stories, where the media confuses the reason with effect.  In Australia, some boys are charged of burning a homeless man to death and the murder is blamed on a video that one of the suspects downloaded from the Internet.

In fact, there is only one sentence referring to the Internet in the end of the article - does the journalist realise that it is pure rubbish what he is implying?  

There are plenty of movies available anywhere that highlight violence - and one can say that this is the driving line in the history of television and movies.  There were cowboy movies and space rangers earlier - does this mean that we buy a horse or build a spaceship to get the feeling of it?  Surely not - if this would happen, if there is a clear correlation, we would show more movies highlighting peace and love on TV and in the movies.  The question is - would anybody watch?  In the same vein - would anybody read a story without an enticing headline?  Just put porn into the header and ratings go up.  Put Sharukhan on the frontpage of a magazine, and circulation goes up.  As simple as this.
 
But the answer is that some people are more enticed by some events than others - but this is the context in which they act which is based on a  lot more than just watching a movie, reading a story, listening to music and so one.  It doesn't mean that everyone is acting in a similar manner - what drives us does not drive you. So don't blame the media, blame the context.