Every other day it seems there is another violent act occurring because of the media. Some people say it is all because of television. Others say it is because of the lack of responsibility of other people. More laws are needed to restrict violence in the media. Americans have the right to go to any form of school or college and gain knowledge in a friendly and safe environment. They should be able to receive medical aid in a public hospital without the worry of being shot while getting medical attention. They should be able to go to work without fear of assault. They should be able to enter government-affiliated places, libraries or shopping malls without fear of verbal or bodily attack. They once could attend these places without fear, but not any longer (Wheeler 9).
             Since the late 1940s, there have been more than 3,000 reports related to the effect of watching television on viewers, and TV Research itself has become a cottage industry. Most of the conclusions have been baffling. Some of the findings of the past few decades include: TV leads to hyperactivity in children; Makes children passive; Isolates viewers, comforts the lonely. Drives families apart, and brings the family together (Bender 49). Controversy about television violence made its official debut in 1952, during a Congressional Hearing in the House of Representatives before the Commerce Committee. The following year, in 1953, the first major Senate hearing was held before the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency, headed by Senator Estess Kefquver (Bender 1). Some of the studies done by the National College of Television reported that children demonstrate higher levels of interpersonal aggression shortly after watching violent, energetic entertainment. A 1971 study by "Feshbach and Singer" had boys from seven schools watch pre-assigned violent and nonviolent shows for six weeks. The results were not constant from school to school and the boys watching the Nonvio...