What would you do if your children were watching cartoons one night when all of a sudden the characters pull out a gun and start shooting each other? Would you turn it off? I am sure most parents would. But if I were a parent, I would not. Shadowing your children from everyday violence is a lost cause. Whose to say that they are not watching violent shows over a friend's house? Or even an aunts or uncles house? Protecting your children from violence on television is your choice. But whose choice is it to protect the children of the country? Not yours. Not mine. And not even the President of the United States. Passing laws/acts to ban violence on TV is against the First Amendment. There is no hope in deciding what is considered violent and what is not. One may think that the "Power Rangers" is a violent kids show, and others may not. Protecting children from violence on television is downright impossible and is in opposition to our rights as American citizens.

On the issue of violence on television, there is a never-ending debate. One could argue for hours on whether or not violence on television could be avoided. Ernest F. Holling states that, "Saturday mo

rning children's programming...shows an average of thirty-two violent acts per hour" (620). He also says that it is time for decent Americans to rescue our children from this threat. What threat? If children want to watch violence on TV, they are going to one way or another. Holling also says that illegalizing violence on TV is not against the first amendment. He fights that, "...We have restricted sexual indecency on TV for decades. The same applies to violence" (620). The American Psychiatric Association states that,

In conclusion, children do not need to be protected from violence on television. If parents do not want their children to watch the television, then they have to shut it off. But they also have to take responsibility for their actions, and not watch violent television shows while their kids are in the house. This issue is a two way street. But I feel that too many people feel that it is a one way street, and they are focused on the bad things about violence on television, and not focusing on the good things, whatever they may be.

In my opinion, I think people are using violence on television as an excuse for children's actions today. Television is an easy culprit because people know that children watch it al least four hours a day, and that most of the shows contain some sort of violence. However, I do not feel that television is responsible. Children do not need protected f

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