The Importance Of Media Violence In The Media?

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John Lennon once said, "If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there 'd be peace." In other words, he believed that the media was something that corrupted society and debased its morals. Media has always been around us; whether it is a persuasive billboard or a television commercial. It is inevitably everywhere bombarding society with violence. Today people are accustomed to this type of media, but one cannot neglect the correlations between some past incidents and media violence. Media coverage of violence is harmful to society since it has been associated with glamorizing crimes, causing children to behave aggressively, and creating motivation for criminals. Diminishing changes such as censoring the media and creating …show more content…

Why I am not a killer?”. Violent media exposure does not automatically makes a person a killer but it is proven that it increases aggressive thoughts, angry feelings and aggressive behavior. To avoid this there are several actions the government could take in order to reduce the amount of violence that is occurring. Primarily, censoring violence in the media would be helpful because it would not allow for those members of society, especially children, to be badly influenced. The problem itself also lies in the fact that as society progresses with technology the special effects one see 's on television and movies become more and more realistic. Today, the average person is exposed to more gruesome violence than ever before. If the main motivation in criminals, mentally ill or sane, evolves from the negative influence provided by the media, such as the cases of Lanza and Holmes, then it is clearly evident that changes need to be made in order to limit what the average consumer is exposed …show more content…

By creating stricter gun laws we can truly assure that only people who are adequate will be able to handle such dangerous weapons. Although many believe that taking weapons away from society is like taking away the second amendment, or right to bear arms, statistics show most citizens do not even rely on weapons to protect their home. Handguns "which has inflicted pain and death in such disproportionate degree is owned by a distinct minority of Americans-only one out of six adults"(Media 18). In general, a gun might protect someone in their home, but it will harm the community anywhere else. Only by making certain changes through the reforming media and gun laws, can society truly see a change and decrease in the amount of

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