TV Violence

Television was invented as a means of providing entertainment and began with shows such as "Leave It To Beaver" and "Lassie". Throughout the years, though, television, along with it's counterpart, the movie, has evolved into perhaps one of the most graphic displays of violence and is having a large effect on the children of our society. It is thought by many that television and movies are the leading factor in the violence and aggression that many children display in today's world.

During the past few years, there have been countless cases of children acting out with violence reported by the media. One of the most widely known and talked about acts is that of the numerous school shootings. These shootings began in Pearl, Mississippi, where a boy was accused of not only shooting his mother, but then traveling to school where he went on a shooting rampage, killing two students. They have also occurred in places such as Paducha, Kentucky, Springfield, Oregon, Jonesboro, Arkansas and most recently in Littleton, Colorado. In the Colorado shooting, two boys, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, opened fire in their high school killing 12 students and one teacher during their three-hour raid. They then killed themselves before the police c

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Typical strategies have included watching on another television in a bedroom, sneaking downstairs and watching through a door, or watching at a friend's house. " Limiting violence in the media cannot solve all of the problems with children committing violent acts, but it is a start. (Grossman 54) But a big question is what parents can do to stop their children from viewing these violent acts. In doing so, he became a role model that other white males desired to emulate. (McCain 38) Once again, the obvious answer to this problem is for the media to limit the amount of violence that it shows. Children watch two to three hours' television daily from the age of three or earlier, and during childhood, they average more time in front of the television set than in the classroom.

The news programs that are meant to inform society about the events happening in our world are also to fault for exposing children for violence. While parents can try to protect their children, the media is the only ones that can truly succeed. Soon a "V-chip" will be installed in every television set manufactured. The media have every right and responsibility to tell the story, but they must be persuaded not to glorify the killers by presenting their images on TV. (Grossman 54)

Over three-fourths of 1,000 publications have found conclusively that television violence is linked with actual violence.

So the question then arises what causes these children to commit these horrendous acts of violence.

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