Horrorcore Rap

This definitely isn't a happy post, but I think the effect media can have on a person is fascinating. In the news recently (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32974921/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts//) there's a story about a girl who was really into horrorcore music (a music genre that glorifies killing and things like cannibalism). She met a fellow fan online and they started dating. A few weeks ago, he went to stay with her and her family and a few days later her, her parents, and friend were found murdered. This guy is the main suspect. He was suspected when he hitched a ride from someone and smelled like a corpse. Here are some of his lyrics:

"They just want me to murder continuously.

"They want me to take lives on a mass murder spree.

"They love the smell of a body that's rotten and decayed.

"That's what I think about when I'm stalking my prey."

In another article I read about this story, friends of the parents said the parents didn't know what to do about their daughter's obsession with this evil music. They were against it, but were worried that if they tried to force her to stop listening to it, she would rebel and listen to it anyway plus she would hate them. They seemed like good parents trying to do the right thing and I feel so bad for them that this was their consequence. I keep wondering what I would do if one of my kids tried to get into this kind of music... It makes me scared to raise kids in a world like our's. Hopefully my kids take after their parents and never think this type of thing is anything but disgusting.