My answer to this question is no and I have a good reason why. According to a resource its says, ''Over the years, there have been literally hundreds of studies examining the connection between media violence and violence in real-life, the results of which were summarized in a joint statement signed by representatives from six of the nation's top public health organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Psychological Association, and the American Medical Association: "Well over 1000 studies… point overwhelmingly to a causal connection between media violence and aggressive behavior in some children. The conclusion of the public health community, based on over 30 years of research, is that viewing entertainment violence can lead to increases in aggressive attitudes, values and behavior, particularly in children."
The only reason people are violent is because of watching a lot of violence as a child. Television is not the soul reason causing violence. There is also violence in video games, books, and in some one's household. Children today are seeing more and more graphic and detailed images. We are living in a new digital era of computers, video games, and TV.
''Children’s Saturday morning TV shows that feature “sinister combat violence” raised the most serious concerns for these researchers. These are fantasy live-action shows and animated cartoons in which violence is central to the storyline, the villains and superheroes use violence as an acceptable and effective way to get what they want, and the perpetrators are valued for their combat ability. Among the most popular shows for children, the number of troubling shows in this genre decreased from seven to four over the three years of the
study. The number of prime time series that raised frequent concerns about violence steadily declined over the three years, from nine such series in 1994–95 to just two in 1996–97. TV specials was the only category that raised new concerns at the end of the three years. In the second year fi ve live-action reality shows featured real or re-created graphic images of animals attacking and sometimes killing people. By the third year, the number of such shows had increased again.''
The graphics from computers are being broadcast into movies, television, and in video games. The more detailed things are, the more people will watch violence. There has been a large increase in movies and TV shows with other real or fantasy violence. Parents should be more careful of what they let there children watch because images are getting more and more graphic.
Sources:
http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/publications/reports/stateindustryviolence/main.asp
http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/cwl/lowres/cwln1145l.jpg
http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/Key-Facts-TV-Violence.pdf
