Censorship of Television

Children today spend hours of their lives watching television shows that flaunt violence. Children watch shows that range from cartoons to the news in which almost all depict violence in some way. Today's youth are becoming more and more violent and destructive mainly because of the highly influential shows on television. These shows on television that display violence have serious long-term effects on children. Therefore, parents should not allow their children to watch shows that …

…become way to prevalent in the media today. Children are becoming more violent and rebellious because of their lack of a good role model. Children need to understand that violence is not the way to solve problems and it is unacceptable in a good society. Therefore, parents should explain to their children about the harmful effects that violence has on society not allow them to watch these shows that display this out of control violence.