[ferretchucker]

It disgusts me. I'm not sure if you have happy slapping in america but basically, people beat others up then film it on their mobile phones.

I'd say it's a mixture of television, parents, the internet, and as time went on, the quest for a reputation and personalities simply became more violent. This then leads to television about it, the bad children grow to be parents and the internet has videos and stories and even games about it. It's a mixture of things causing a continuous loop. I don't think one thing can be solely to blame. Or there's also the Michael Myers theory.