acts after watching violent movies such as Superman, Star Wars, StarTrek, and Rocky. It felt fun to imitate these so called heroes because it seemed like thecharacters in the movies were invincible. Moreover, the main characters in the movieswere always liked and respected. There are many other examples that confirm that people imitate violence sceneson television. For instance, the cartoon Beavis and Butthead on MTV in the United Stateswas widely criticized for depicting the cartoon characters shaped like cigarettes. Thecartoon also gained national attention when a young five year old fan from the UnitedStates set fire to his house after watching the show. This was due to the fact that in one ofthe episodes, Beavis and Butthead were going around setting fires to houses. Furthermore, in a resent incident in Norway, two children beat another child byjumping and kicking the child in the head and other parts of her body numerous times. Asa result, the child died from being left out in the cold because she was not able to movedue to her injuries. Later the officials had discovered that the barbaric incident was dueto the fact that the children had watched the violent cartoon Mighty Morphin PowerRangers. The children thought that the girl would later get up because in the show thecharacters never die. Consequently, the show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers wascanceled throughout Norway. In addition, YTV, a youth cable channel in Canada andalso other television networks has recently canceled the show because it did not meettheir standards. Children are not the only ones who get influenced by violence in the media. Many timesadolescents and young adults also mimic violence portrayed in the media. In anotherrecent incident in the United States, a young man after seeing the movie Natural BornKiller starring Woody Harrelson shaved his head to look like the main character and shothis parents. This definitely proves that children are not the only ones ...
