Violent Media Is Good For Kids (Con)

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Violent Media Is Good For Kids (Con)

Violent media has been proven to cause a child to become aggressive. Media such as video games, television and internet all contain violence that is shown to the public for entertainment. Younger children have cartoons on television that contain explosions and they look up to these animations wishing they can duplicate the cartoons actions. Older children have a tendency to want to play video games and most of these are full of violent media. The most popular games are fighting and shooting games. These older children might have siblings that want to be just like their older brother or sister and begin to have a negative impact caused by the type of media they watch. The internet contains unlimited data, …show more content…

If children are not taught that there are consequences in real life that there are not in video games or television, they might want to duplicate the actions they are shown. “An eight year old Louisiana boy intentionally shot and killed his elderly caregiver after playing a violent videogame, authorities say” (Russel, 2013, p.1). Video games are violent, children play video games, therefore children are violent. It takes an authority to teach the child what is wrong and right. “Violent video games are an ideal environment in which to learn violence” (Eakes, 2014). Giving the child a certain time to play is also a problem caused by the parent. Kids play games with guns and explosions and this attracts their attention. Children now a days believe video games and electronics are their life. As Emmons (2013) noted “Julian turned everything into a pretend gun and started running around the house like a pint-size Han Solo taking down Storm Troopers” (p.1). Violent media caused Julian to make a pretend gun and shoot his targets. This type of media can influence him to want a real gun and shoot real people as I mentioned earlier with the eight year old Louisiana boy. Violent media has such a great impact on children that some people might not see. if they see a movie and the main character steals something, then the child would want to also get an item that they might not have. Children that do not have what others do …show more content…

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