Violent movies and vidos gmaes contitbute to violent youth

                                  Violent movies and vidos gmaes contitbute to violent youth

        Within the pasy two weeks, I have seen three movies. On very good family oriented movie ("Mary Poppins Returns), One comedy that was so bad that people actually began to walk out, *"Holmes and Watson"), and as of today, a rellay good suspense/action movie. ("Escape Room"). However, my commentary here is not about the qaulity of these movies. Rather, it concerns the quality and qauntity of violent movies that our youth are being exposed to nowadays. I am not so prudish that I do not understand horroe movies. When I was ten years old, I begged my mother to allow me to watch "Jaws,' and "Pirannah.' My friends and I in high school watched Freddie Kruger, and Jason main hordes of people in "Nightmare on Elm Street,' and in "Halloween." So, I understand the attraction.

           However, times have chnaged and the movies have gotten worse, and ar ebeing advertised to younger audiences with rating of "PG' and "PG-13." Virtually everyone of these movies  has as protafanist an adolescent or teenager, brandsining a gun, sword, knife, bomb, etc., while killing others, incuding family members, in the process. The perfect examples of this are pet Semetary, base don the Stephen King novel, and "Prodigy," which is advertised as being bought to by the creators of "The omen." Based on the trailer for this particular movie, it uses basically the same plot. Those of us of certian age know how this movie ends. \The child murders his family.

         As a writer journalsit, community adovcate, someone who works with thin the school system, and concerned uncle, this not only bothers, but scares me. How are we to prevent chidlren form murdering their parents, and shooting up classrooms, when we have movies showing protagonists who the same age sof our teenagers, doing the same thing. Not only that, but portraying them as heroes. There is one movie, in which a kid being bullied at school, pulls out the sword excalibur, and saves the world, nd of course there is violencein it. However this is not what I am referring to here. Rather, i ma referring to a movie such a "Prodigy' that takes a six year old genuis child, whose family is running form him, because he is a psychopathic kid, and end the railer by the kids sneaking up on his mother in in bed, and says to her: "Mommy, will you love me no matter, what I do,"as a look of fear overtakes her.

       Unfortunately, we no longer live in a time in which parents are there for their kids. Even in well-off suburban families, teenegaers are given all the material things in life, but no affection or bounidries. (examples: The Menendez Brothers, and Keibold and Harris shooting up columbine in the 1990s. Excpet twent years later it has escalated to something that is no longer the occasiona anomally, but something on the nightly news so much that no one sees it as unusual anymore. On top of that, we have violent vido games that encourage young people to shoot human looking characters in a matter of seodns to get to the nex level.

        Yes, guns are a problem, and we need  backgorund checks. However, every teenager has gotten his gun from his parent;s gun rack. We have more resource offficer than guidcne counselor in schools, and one of the aspects of every shooter drill is tomake sure cell phones are not in use, because it could set off a homemade explosive. Question: Where are students getting these ideas? The movies? At the very least susch movies are leading our youth to look this stuff up on the internet.

     As a writer, I am against government censorship. As concerned citizen I am for repsonsible parenting, and that includes not allowing your kids to see these vioelnt movies, and purchaisng these violent video games. It also means picketing these movies studioes putting out this stuff,as much as we pciket any gun show or "NRA" gathering.

As part of its Operation Hope program to help Help Columbia Area organizations in the Columbia, and South Carolina area (Special Olympics, "Camp Talk" for Autistic students and children, and "Pendergrass-fairwold School," in Richland School District One, Knights of Columbus Council 6892 at "Our Lady of the Hills' will be taking part in the "Belk Charity Day's Sale"on May 5, 2018.The event will be from 6-10 a.m., and Belk stores and will be held exclusively during these hours for people who buy tickets to the event. Tickets are $5.00 each, and the event will feature rarely discounted items, and the tickets are good on already discounted items. All money raised from this will got help the above-mentioned charities. Tickets purchased may be used at any Belk's Department store in the country, on May 5th, 2018. Also, those purchasing tickets and attending the event may pre-purchase/put items on layaway, and pick the item(s) on May 5, 2018. I fo you have a Belk d/department store charge card you may pre-purchase items as early as April 2,2018. Those without a Belk department store charge card on April 23, 2018, items For more information, or to purchase tickets, you may contact me here on Facebook, my facebook page Keith H. Seymour, Freelance Writer, media consultant, and poet, at keithhseymour@bellosouth.net, syemour892000@yahoo.com, or at cell phone number 803-960-8785. I  will notify you as soon as it is on our website KofC6892.org. Please support the charities by purchasing tickets from Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church. 

Knigths of columbus raise money for special nneds

IRMO​ ​KNIGHTS​ ​OF​ ​COLUMBUS​ ​COUNCIL​ ​TO​ ​HOLD​ ​ANNUAL​ ​FUNDRAISER​ ​TO ​ ​BENEFIT​ ​LOCAL​ ​CHARITIES​ ​ASSISTING​ THOSE WITH INTELLECTUAL ​DISABILITIES​ - FOR​ ​IMMEDIATE​ ​RELEASE IRMO

Knights of Columbus Council 6892, at Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church, will hold it’s annual “Columbus HOPE” fundraising campaign for Intellectually Disabled citizens, during the months of September, October and November 2017.

The fundraiser will consist of Knights of Columbus members handing out Tootsie rolls and collecting donations, while standing in front of various stores in the Irmo and Columbia area.

“Columbus HOPE” is an annual national campaign raising funds for people with Intellectual Disabilities, which is put on by the Knights of Columbus.  The funds raised by the council at Our Lady of the Hills Catholic church will benefit the following organizations: South Carolina Special Olympics, Camp Talk (for Autistic youth), and the Pendergrass-Fairwold School in Richland County School District One.

The Knights of Columbus are also holding a fundraising pancake breakfast on September 30, from 7:30am - 10:30am, at Fatz Cafe’, located at 7492 Broad River Road, in Irmo.  Tickets to the breakfast are $7.00 per adult and $5 for those 5-12 years old. Children under five years of age eat free. Tickets may be purchased in advance, or at the door.  All proceeds from the breakfast will go to the above named organizations.

Donations may also be mailed to the Knights of Columbus, ℅ Doug Mader, Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church, 120 Marydale Lane, Columbia, South Carolina, 29210. Persons interested in more information on this or any other “Columbus HOPE” fund raising program may contact Doug Mader at (dmader@sc.rr.com), or Mr. Keith Seymour at keithhseymour@bellsouth.net. They may also go to the Knights of Columbus website at www.kofc6892.0rg.

Knights of Columbus Assembly 1072 honors First Repsonders with Christmas Dinner

LOCAL CHURCH ORGANIZATION HOLDS SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DINNER TO HONOR          

                                       AREA FIRST RESPONDERS

Knights of Columbus Assembly 1072 in Columbia will be holding a special Christmas Dinner in honor of “First Responders” from the City of Columbia and Richland County recognition and awards dinner, which will be held on Wednesday, December 21st at the Knights of Columbus Assembly headquarters located located at 1623 Marion Street, will begin at 6:30 p.m, The dinner will be preceded by a time for guests and honorees to socialize.

Attending the event with the honorees and their guests will be various elected officials and leaders from Richland County and the City of Columbia. These dignitaries include Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott and City of Columbia Fire Chief, Aubrey Jenkins, as well as other city and county leaders.

The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic Charitable fraternity established by Father Micheal J. McGiveney in 1882, and operates off the four guiding tenets of “Charity,” “Fraternity” (Brotherhood), “Unity,” and “Patriotism.” The organization is one of the largest and most active “Faith Based” layperson organizations in the world. The Fourth Degree Assembly of “Sir Knights” are made up of a group of men from all walks of life that are leaders in the organization, community, and church.

For more information on this event and the Knights of Columbus, please feel free to contact Knights of Columbus District Deputy Michael Mancari at 803-917-6444, or event organizer Arnold Farias at 347-281-3928.

Officers

MG (Ret) Don Tyre
President
COL Lisa Craig
Vice President
LTC Betsy Evans
Treasurer
SFC Susan Bush
Secretary
MAJ (Ret) Debra A. Cox
Executive Director


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Cayce, South Carolina - The disaster relief organization, “Rocking 4 Relief” will hold a benefit concert to raise funds to assist those in the Midlands area that recently suffered losses in the “Thousand Year Flood,” that occurred last month, including the Lower Richland Area.

The November 15th event that will also honor the victims of the June shooting at “Mother Emmanuel AME Church,” in Charleston, will be held at well known historic “Columbia Speedway.” in Cayce, South Carolina.

Among the various artists that have agreed to perform at the “Rocking 4 Relief” benefit concert, are R&B recording artist Lyfe Jennings, "America's Got Talent,” and South Carolina natives Candace Glover, the 2013 winner of the “American Idol” television show, and Benton Blount. Also performing at the event will be Kimberly Nichole of "The Voice," rock and roll guitarist Malina Moye and various legendary Hall of Fame artists.

Tickets will be on sale to the public as of Wednesday November 4,2015 Those wishing to purchase tickets, or more information on the November 15th Benefit Concert, may visit www.rocking4relief.com

Midlands Transit Riders to hold press conference April 8, 2015

Midlands Transit Riders Association

P. O. Box 263, Columbia, SC 29202

MidlandsTransit@gmail.com

April 1, 2015

For Immediate Release

Dear (insert name):

The Midlands Transit Riders Association is proud to announce that it is celebrating its Second Anniversary as a non-profit organization operating working with the Comet Transit Service, area municipalities and businesses as advocates  for transit riders.  We will do this  at a press conference that will be held at the Transit Center parking lot on Laurel Street. The Press conference will be held  on Wednesday April 8, 2015, at 2:00 p.m.

The founding of our organization on April 3, 2013 was and continues to be a catalyst for positive social and economic change within the Columbia-Midlands Area. While working with the Comet Transit Service, area municipalities and businesses over the past year, we have accomplished several goals, including some which we had not foreseen as achieving within a time period that they were achieved. The board of the Midlands Transit  Riders Association would like to share these accomplishments with the  press and public, as well as various plans and goals to improve on these improvements, and more effectively the public transit system an important part of economic development in the Midlands area.

The Midlands Transit Center continues to make it our mission. To make sure  that all citizens in the Columbia-Midlands Area to see the transit system as a tool for economic development that helps to decrease unemployment and homelessness, so that prospective businesses and residents will want to become part of, and add to the growth of the Metropolitan Columbia Area.

Officials from the Comet and area municipalities have been invited to this event, including those who we hope to acknowledge for their efforts in advancing the transit system, over the past year.

If you have any questions, or need any more information, please feel free to contact me at 803-960-8785. or via e-mail at keithhseymour@bellsouth.net.

Respectfully Yours,

Keith H. Seymour

Midlands Transit Riders Association

Vice President and Communications Chairperson

Ray Rice Domestic Abuse is everyone's concern

I was at mentor group social about a week ago, and over the past week or so, I have had and heard the discussions on ray rice, and other sports figures. sooner or later, i end up hearing words such as" it is no one's business. it is there private life.!!" this bothers me. why? well let me tell you. we see a stranger on the news who is "accused" of spousal abuse, or child abuse, and everyone is ready to say lock him or her up, and throw away the key!" understandably yet, if people see a favorite sports figure (t, ray rice, mike tyson beating actress wife robin givens), etc) and suddenly people are more understanding, and take the" it is is no one's business, it is their private business.PEOPLE THESE ARE PUBLIC FIGURES!!!! ANOTHER REASON I HAVE A A PROBLEM WITH THIS LINE OF THINKING ON SPORTS FIGURES accused of domestic abuseis this!!!. domestic abuse is nothing less than an epidmic in this country. A country that preaches to other countries about how they treat women as far in regards to religous and political equality has a battered women in this country every 14 seconds. That is right according to the /center for Abuse, a woman is battered every 15 seconds in this country. south carolina ranks number one in both domestic violence, and deaths by domestic violence. I imagine that a lot of this is happening because our sports idols and celebrities get away with it, so why shouldn't the average guy/gal. right "WRONG!!" children who are witnesses of domestic abuse either become abused or abusers themselves. This was proven in the 1980s, and has been proven over and over again!!!/ so people who feel ray rice was treated harshly because he lost his job, need to consider, no one would feel sorr forthe if they lsot theri job because of such a job. Also, the majorityof us do not have millions of dollar in savings and investments, due to mulit-million dollar contracts with our companies. it is is our business when these sports stars do this sort of thing, because our young kids look to these people as role models. now i have heard that because these sports stars did not publicly agree to be a role model, they are not role models. when you get in the public eye, and your intent ti to make sure that you profit off the fact you have a talent that people admire you for, especially youth, you are a role model. i am not a big sports fan, but when i was growing up, Billy jean king was a tennis role model, then it was revealed that she lived an amoral life that i disagreed with. I still admire her as historical figure with a sports talent, but morally, she is not someone i would want my nephews and nieces to look up to. when i was teenager, i though john mcenroe wa sos cool a tennis player,nit because he was good at hissport, but because he got away with throwing tantrums and using fowl language at almost everyone of his tennis matches. my mother pointed out how disappointed that she had found out i would look up to someone for acting so disgracefully. that was about 30 years ago now young people have the internet, you tube, 24/7 news casts.However, a sports star caught on a hotel elevator camera beating his wife, is far worse than a tennis star coming out of the closet about her sexual orientation, or a tennis star throwing a temper tantrum. so yes, any football team that would keep this any man that beat his wife should be boycotted. furthermore, i belief the NFL should be investigated for any cover up, and if it is found they knew all along this was going on, i would encourage any decent attorney out there to bring charges gainst the NFl

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