Mr.
...What has the world come to these days? It often seems like everywhere you look,
violence rears its ugly head. We see it in the streets, back alleys, school, and even at home.
Out of these three, at home is a major source of violence on a daily basis. Many peoples'
living rooms there serve as 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 violent
scenes with sometimes devastating results.
Much research has gone into showing why children are so mesmerized by this big
glowing box and the action that takes place on it. Research shows that it is definitely a
major source of violent behavior in children. The research proves time and time again
that aggression and television viewing do go hand in hand. The truth about television
violence and children has been shown. Some people are trying to fight this problem. Others
are ignoring it and hoping it will go away. Still others don't even seem to care. However, the
facts are undeniable. The studies have been carried out and all the results point to one
conclusion: Television violence causes children to be violent and the effects can be life-long.
The information can't be ignored. Violent television viewing does affect children. The
effects have been seen in a number of cases. In New York, a 16-year-old boy broke into a
cellar. When the police caught him and asked him why he was wearing gloves he replied that
he had learned to do so to not leave fingerprints and that he discovered this on television. In
Alabama, a nine-year-old boy received a bad report card from his teacher. He suggested
sending the teacher poisoned candy as revenge as he had seen on television the night
before. In California, a seven-year-old boy sprinkled...
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