Is EDM a bad Influence on our Youth

Electronic Dance Music, also known as the acronym “EDM”, has stirred up a controversy across the United States in the past few weeks. The controversy started at Electric Zoo (Ezoo), a 3-day electronic dance music festival that is held yearly in New York City on Randall’s Island. On the second day of the event, 2 maximal ravers died and 4 were hospitalized due to the over use of Ecstasy (also known for the slang term “Molly”) which immediately lead to the cancellation of the third and final day of the festival. The club drug “Molly” isn't new to society but has unfortunately became the drug of choice when it comes to enhancing the experience for some EDM fans. Electric Zoo, like all festivals, has a “Zero Tolerance Policy” when it comes to drugs, but even with a security search of each person before you enter, the drug still manages to get in. With that being said this isn't the first situation in which fans have died from “Molly”. In the past seven months there has been reports on several other occasions where people have also died from taking the drug during Dance Music events across the country. Which brings up the interesting subject of the genre being banned from the United States. Should the United States ban Electronic Dance Music? Is Electronic Dance Music a bad influence on our youth?

I am interested in the subject of the issue simply because i myself listen to Electronic Dance Music. Ive been a huge fan of the dance music scene since i was about 13 and since then made it a part of my everyday life. I can't even go a day without playing some of my favorite songs whether if its in my room, in the car or on my iPod. I was so infatuated with the genre that i actually started DJing and making electronic dance music on my computer. i spend everyday learning how to make melodies and drum patterns so that one day i could accomplish the dream of becoming a professional like the idols i listen to now. Therefore the issue of banning the genre in the United