Television violence is a very difficult problem in today's society. Children are watching more and more TV every year. On one hand, parents and some legislators want TV to be much less violent during the prime-viewing slot. On the other hand, TV programmers are in a tough situation. If they cut a lot of the violence out of the shows, many adults may not be interested in watching them. But if they leave the violence in, they will be setting a bad example for the children. It is basically a lose-lose situation. IN Del Reisman's article, "Additional Guidelines for Violence Are Not Called For" and Ernest F. Hollings', "save the Children", opposite opinions on TV violence are given, but Hollings makes a stronger and more convincing argument than Reisman.
             In Reisman's article, "Additional Guidelines for Violence Are Not Called For", he believes that there is no need for any more provisions to be put on TV violence. He feels that if all violence is taken out of TV shows the quality of the shows will go down. He says, "The only way to significantly reduce violence...is for networks to simply not order series...such as action adventure, crime, futuristic melodrama, etc." (Reisman 618). He believes that these are the type of shows that most people enjoy watching and if they were taken off the airwaves, many people would be unhappy. He also feels that many television shows are just like real life. He states, "I believe that writers should continue to tell the stories of our time. The violence on the home screen follows the violence in our lives" (Reisman 618). There is no way to hide this violence. The violence on TV is basically a mirror image of the violence in our lives. He thinks that there is no way to stop this so there !
             should be nothing done to the amount of violence on TV. Hollings has a much different view than this.
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