Violence On TV
Violence on TV.
What has the world come to these days? I often seem like everywhere one looks. Violence rears its ugly head. We see it in the streets, back alleys, school, and even at home. The last of these is major source of violence. In many people’s living rooms there sits an outlet for violence that often goes unnoticed. It is the television, and the children who view it are often pulled into its realistic world of violence scenes with sometimes devastating results.
The truth about television violence and children has been shown. Some are trying to fight this problem. Others are ignoring it and hoping it will go away. Still others do not even seem to care. However, the facts are undeniable. The studies have been carried out all the results point out one conclusion: Television violence causes children to be violent and the effects can be lifelong.
The information cannot be ignored. Violent television viewing does affect children. The child is more apt to behave violently. They can slowly learn as it is played repeatedly , that they can get what they want by responding with violence, when they see a character shot, or beat someone up so they steal their car, they may catch on to the idea. They come to expect it in the real world, and when they do not see it, the world becomes bland. The children then may create the violence that their mind craves. A child may also see a villain on TV, and try to test out his tactics to see if they really do work. In California, a seven- year old boy sprinkled ground-up glass into the stew his family was to eat for dinner. When asked why he did it he replied “I wanted to see if it would be the same as on TV”. This is certainly one among many startling examples of how television can affect the child. It must be pointed out that all of these situations were directly caused by children watching violent television.
Television violence can destroy a young child’s mind. The effects of this violence can be long- lasting, if not
What has the world come to these days? I often seem like everywhere one looks. Violence rears its ugly head. We see it in the streets, back alleys, school, and even at home. The last of these is major source of violence. In many people’s living rooms there sits an outlet for violence that often goes unnoticed. It is the television, and the children who view it are often pulled into its realistic world of violence scenes with sometimes devastating results.
The truth about television violence and children has been shown. Some are trying to fight this problem. Others are ignoring it and hoping it will go away. Still others do not even seem to care. However, the facts are undeniable. The studies have been carried out all the results point out one conclusion: Television violence causes children to be violent and the effects can be lifelong.
The information cannot be ignored. Violent television viewing does affect children. The child is more apt to behave violently. They can slowly learn as it is played repeatedly , that they can get what they want by responding with violence, when they see a character shot, or beat someone up so they steal their car, they may catch on to the idea. They come to expect it in the real world, and when they do not see it, the world becomes bland. The children then may create the violence that their mind craves. A child may also see a villain on TV, and try to test out his tactics to see if they really do work. In California, a seven- year old boy sprinkled ground-up glass into the stew his family was to eat for dinner. When asked why he did it he replied “I wanted to see if it would be the same as on TV”. This is certainly one among many startling examples of how television can affect the child. It must be pointed out that all of these situations were directly caused by children watching violent television.
Television violence can destroy a young child’s mind. The effects of this violence can be long- lasting, if not