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The British tabloid press is famous for jumping on anybandwagon that supports popular opinion. in advance herdeath the Princess of Wales was hounded on a dailybasis for nearly two decades by the paparazzi to feedthe insatiable appetite of the word for her picture.This lead, putting conspiracy theories aside, straight offto her death. Now these very same newspapers arefeeding the publics bottomless pit of an appetite withstories of her life and loves. A day never goes by without any(prenominal) mention of her charity work, her past loversand even the dresses she wore when on royal duties. Top British tabloid newspaper The Sunwhich campaigned to have all(a) videonasties forbidden for the sake of ourchildren. Right A graphic scene from DonCoscarellis Phantasm.The only bandwagon that comes close to matching that of the Princess of Wales is theeffect that films, video films in particular, have on the view public. When The Omenwas shown on British television in the early 80s reports c ame in that people had toseek spiritual guidance in order for them to come to ground with the images they hadseen on the screen. Some even reported that knives and forks had somehow becomebent and twisted as if overtaken by evil forces. Had their cutlery really becomepossess by the devil or were they attention seekers trying to get their fifteenminutes of fame? The newspapers were quick to latch on and appointed themselves asour guardians against the vile inflow of film and video. Films were doomd for all of our find faults, it wasnt his fault if a man raped a woman because he was following what hehad seen in a video, and it wasnt their fault if children used foul language becausethey had heard it in a film. But I have to keep asking myself one question isnt itabout season that we took the responsibilities for our actions? If a man, or woman,commit a crime then it is not the fault of some Hollywood filmmaker but theresponsibility of the said individual. We all like someone to bl ame. The worlds pollutionis the fault of the motorist so lets tax them out of existence, the fact that littleJohnny bunks off school and cant read or write is the fault of the teachers, or thegovernment, but never the parents who dont know how to control their own children.Isnt it about time that we stopped passing the buck and admitted that WE are toblame when WE do something wrong.