Censorship in Television Violence

"Violence in the media for entertainment purposes has been established as a major contributing factor. Daily, our children see on the screen that violence is fun and exciting and the hero's method of choice for solving their problems.” This statement is greatly emphasized by the anti-violence organization TRUCE (Teachers for Resisting Unhealthy Children's Entertainment). Although most people would read this statement as bad news, any logical person can clearly see the good in it after …

…back censorship, but possibly more in favor of its removal. To censor situations that portray real life only deprives our children of good lessons, preparation, and reality. To censor television puts a censorship on life itself. Bibliography Cullingford, Cedric. Children and Television. New York: St.Martin's Press, 1984. Methvin, Eugene H. "T.V. Violence: The Shocking New Evidence." Reader's Digest Jan. 1983: 49-54. Palmer, Edward L. Children and the Faces of Television. New York: Academic Press Inc., 1980.