Why is it that no one today can take responsibility for their actions?

time and time again on fluther and in the media I don’t see anyone taking responsibility for their own actions anymore:

“hello my name is ___ and society made me an alcoholic”
“I had a bad childhood so thats why I do crack”
“society creates murderers”

Even worse are people who try to blame the media for their actions. In my neck of the woods there was a popular news story a year ago. Basically, a couple had a fight with their 15 year old son, took away his Xbox, he ran away to the woods, climed a tree, fell out and died. Now there on the news talking about how videogames caused thier sons death. I just want to reach through my tv and slap them while saying “your son is a moron and you are shitty parents.” Is that so wrong?

I saw an interesting video on youtube. It was of a talk show in the mid 70’s and the guest was Moe Howard (Moe from the three stooges) The host mentioned that some parents had complained that the stooges could negativly influence bad behaviour. Moes response was basically that if a kid is fucked in the head, he doesnt need to give him bad ideas, but any normal child will know that they can’t act like that in real life, to which the audience loudly applauded.

Why isn’t this type of thinking more prevalent today? Why can’t parents realize its thier job, not the medias, to raise thier kids? why can’t anyone grow a pair of balls (figurativly speaking) and admit that the only reason why someone does crack, heroin, or murders someone is because they made a CHOICE too, and thus should have to live with the consequences of that choice?