ression before the advent of the movies or television” (Durkin, 26).On the other side, picture this cartoon. There is a mother and a child in a room with a television. The mother has stood up; about to turn the TV off, while at the same time saying, “A new study says TV desensitizes children by not showing the consequences of violence, so lets turn it off...” but before she can finish her sentence the little boy has a gun in his hand pointed right at his mom, saying “Back away. Slowly” (Saunders, 21). That image is exactly what author Kevin W. Saunders shapes his argument around. He says “ the evidence seems strong that viewing violent television causes aggression” (Saunders, 25). Madeline Levine goes further to say, “Children are great imitators... and are not particularly selective in what they imitate; countless parents have been reminded to pay attention to their language when their 3-year-old utters ‘Oh *censored*’ in frustration. Given that children are relentless in their imitation of people around them, it is logical that they would also imitate people they see on television and in the movies” (Levine, 102).Throughout this research, I changed my side regularly, but I have to say, after the ratio of information from each side, that there is no other logical choice, except to side with the mom’s, and the population of people that know and feel that TV violence has got to get under control. Although you may have just read this, comparing it to topics such as World Peace or the Death Penalty, but this issue is one of great importance and controversy. Cutting down on TV Violence could be an indirect start to World Peace. Letting TV violence go, could cause a hug increase in jail occupancy. What we do know now needs to be used, to ensure the safety of our nation’s future....
