Of course television violence is considered inappropriate for children. However, the larger question at hand is really whether or not it actually perpetuates violent behavior. Such a question may be even easier to answer if it didn't raise inquiries of its own. What is violence? Is there good violence? Should cartoons be viewed as violent? Where should the line be drawn? Although seemingly confusing, the truth is much simpler than we think. In fact, there is much that can be done to relieve this issue. The act of censoring television is not the answer in preventing children from mimicking violent behavior, the parents are.
             There are additional contributory factors that may lead to violence in children more so than violence on television. Bad parenting covers a wide array of factors that influence violent behavior in children. Domestic violence and drug/alcohol abuse is obviously more likely to be more influential on children than the violent content of television. Not to say that these crimes aren't fought against, its just that along with leaving children unattended, there are many other factors that contribute to aggressive behavior.
             Those in favor of television censorship often argue that a large percentage of children watch television for up to five hours or more a day unsupervised (Hollings,718). This is usually due to working parents unable to be at home when their children come home from school. Sadly, the parents who leave their children unsupervised should know that there are far more threatening concerns than television content. Certainly the issues deepen in unsupervised environments, and the television should not be the blame for bad behavior when the root of the problem stems from the parent leaving, not the television. Televisions are meant to be viewed, entertainment and news sources only. This is an understanding that parents should make with their children, if parents have such a hard time,...