Impossible To Get Rid Of Violence On Television

TV Violence: Impossible To Get Rid of Violence on Television

Tear gas flushes a gunman out of a house where he had been held

up. He comes out shooting, then falls in a hail of bullets from the S.W.A.T

team. A film of the shoot-out and removal of the gunman's body appear on the on

the evening news. Is this what Americans want to watch, or should it be

censored out of the news? Many people think it should be banned. But would

that be breaking the first amendment?

I believe that TV doesn't control what people do, people

control what people do. There was violence before TV was invented, but people

can't blame themselves, so they blame TV for their problems. In most shows

murderers get caught or killed. Why would someone want to take the risk of

getting killed just to act like someone on TV?

Getting rid of TV violence will not change the way people think.

People will always think of violence. How could they of anything else?

Violence is everywhere, TV, Music, Movies, Video games, news, and newspaper.

You would have to ban all violence to stop people from thinking about it. TV is

not the only problem.

Is there too much TV violence, or is it just what people want to see?

In a recent survey, violent scenes in nonfictional shows went up 150% and in

fictional shows they went up 39%. The overall violence went up 41%.

What about the V-chip? The chip that would block out violence

and sex on TV.