Has our nation been deceived by the media? Has the media sent forth an era that it is all right to define what was considered “old fashion values?” Values are defined by the Webster’s Dictionary as beliefs or ideas. What makes youth violence is it the media or simply a violent personality?
Violence on TV affects how children view themselves, their world, and other people. In fact, experts warn that viewing violence can have lifelong harmful effects on children’s health. By the time children complete school, the average child will witness more than 100,000 acts of violence on TV, including 8,000 murders. The more violence children watch on TV, the more likely they may act in aggressive ways, become less sensitive to other’s pain and suffe
ring, and be more fearful of the world around them. Since we live in a violent society, we’re constantly hearing arguments that seeing TV violence, particularly children, desensitizes us, so we accept real violence more off handily maybe it even triggers real violence.
It is a difficult subject to understand since there are so many theories and thoughts about what truly makes young individuals act violent. One thing is true, if you do not like the images on the screen, you have the option to change the program for your children and have them watch something else more suiting to your entertainment style.
The theory behind the TV attacks is always the same: if Bobby commits a crime, he’s not responsible and his parents are not responsible: So what is responsible? The pro