Depiction of violence and criminal behavior in the entertainment media may affect the young mind.
It may be a major factor in origins of the criminal instinct.
The Broadcast TV monitor cannot be left unattended in the family environment.
The everpresence of the TV in the home is why this is a concern.
The TV breeds FAMILIARITY with violent behavior....does it affect everyone?
Of course not...but it does affect a few.
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In this modern society,
violent acts may be a manifestation
of exposure to TV violence from infancy.
Animal abuse at a young age is a BIG RED FLAG!
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The moving image
is the most impressive artform on Earth.The TV is a childs FIRST and the
MOST ENDURING exposure to the moving image. |
Sit down with a stopwatch
and systematically go through all the channels on your TV tuner, timing
how long it takes for illegal behavior, guns, violence, or DIALOGUE containing ANY implication
therein, appears. Skip over shows which you know are safe (apparently safe
shows can have references - violence permeates the TV medium). Pay attention
to news, soaps, cartoons, comedy, etc. |
COMEDY/CARTOON violence is
more significant than you may suspect.
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Any aggressive dialogue
you encounter in the writing counts as the prelude to violence. Watch for
guns and listen for unhappy or criminal conversations. Note the popularity and number
of TV presentations with story lines pertaining to coroners, law enforcement officers, and attorneys.
Document as best
you can (cable provider - channel number - time interval in seconds between
appearances of guns/violent acts/criminal conversations AND IMPLICATIONS).
E-Mail results
to Elected Officials.
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Consistent exposure of guns/violence/poor
vocabulary to the young mind DOES affect mannerisms/personality development.
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By
sending a printout or handwritten record of your data to elected officials
accompanied by a printout of this WebPage, you will have illustrated that
television violence does indeed influence our youth.
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