media violence

Violence in the media has had an effect on me for the few past years.
The results of studies on the effects of televised violence are consistent. By watching aggression, children learn how to be aggressive in new ways and they also draw conclusions about whether being aggressive to others will bring them rewards, Those children who see TV characters getting what they want by hitting are more likely to strike out themselves .
Even if the TV character has a so-called good reason for acting violently (as when a police officer is shown shooting down a criminal to protect others), this does not make young children less likely to imitate the aggressive act than when there is no good reason for the violence .

the goon side of me...