I totally disagree with the statement that people who watch violent tv shows or movies are more likely to become criminals. Blaming TV or movies for someone’s criminal activity is wrong.
There is no study that found a causative link between watching violent tv shows and crime. Even if criminals do watch more violent shows and movies than the average person does, it does not mean that watching such content leads to committing crimes. It may very well be the case that people who are inclined to commit crimes are attracted to violence on the screen, and not the other way around. I am far from being a criminal, but I still like some shows and movies that might be considered violent. Most people know the difference between what goes on on their screen and real life. In fact, watching violence on TV can be an outlet to violent instincts. In other words, it might be that people like to watch violence on the screen instead of acting it out in real life.
Crime usually abounds where there are no other alternatives to it. No TV show can cause someone to commit a serious crime, but growing up with bad people in poor neighborhoods can definitely do so. Most career criminals grew up without one (or both) of their parents. Without guidance, children and teens may go astray and be caught in the net of criminals. I do not mean that parents should let their children do whatever they want or watch whatever they want on TV, but having the right guidance is key in keeping young people off the streets and away from crime.
People may commit crimes for various reasons, but it is not TV or the movies that make people do that.
I
totally
disagree with the statement that
people
who
watch
violent
tv
shows
or
movies
are more likely to become
criminals
. Blaming TV or
movies
for someone’s
criminal
activity is
wrong
.
There is no study that found a causative link between watching
violent
tv
shows
and
crime
. Even if
criminals
do
watch
more
violent
shows
and
movies
than the average person does, it does not mean that watching such content leads to committing
crimes
. It may
very
well be the case that
people
who
are inclined
to commit
crimes
are attracted
to violence on the screen, and not the other way around. I am far from being a
criminal
,
but
I
still
like
some
shows
and
movies
that might
be considered
violent
. Most
people
know the difference between what goes
on on
their screen and real life. In fact, watching violence on TV can be an outlet to
violent
instincts.
In other words
, it might be that
people
like to
watch
violence on the screen
instead
of acting it out in real life.
Crime
usually
abounds where there are no other alternatives to it. No TV
show
can cause someone to commit a serious
crime
,
but
growing up with
bad
people
in poor neighborhoods can definitely do
so
. Most career
criminals
grew up without one (or both) of their parents. Without guidance, children and teens may go astray and
be caught
in the net of
criminals
. I do not mean that parents should
let
their children do whatever they want or
watch
whatever they want on TV,
but
having the right guidance is key in keeping young
people
off the streets and away from crime.
People
may commit
crimes
for various reasons,
but
it is not TV or the
movies
that
make
people
do that.