Chris O'Leary
This
petition is directed towards parents who are seeking a way to protect their
kids from the violence that is shown on T.V. in video games, and music. The
person that should be contacted about this petition would be the head of the
FCC, chairman Julius Genachowski, who approves and disapproves the regulation
of interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire,
satellite and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S.
territories. Media violence has increased in size and has also become a lot
more graphic, sexual and disturbing in nature. A lot of children are
exposed to different types of violence through television, movies, music, and
the internet. The internet cannot be easily regulated as it is the main
source of information for many adults and children alike. The U.S.
government has taken several steps to keep violent content on the internet away
from children, but has not taken steps to clean it out from all sources of
entertainment completely. The government’s action was focused at
regulating internet violence hasn't been concentrated on the actions taken
to restrict broadcasting. Since it is the government that gives the
broadcasters their rights and broadcast licenses, the broadcasters have no
option but to agree with government restrictions. Television and radio are
also subject to government regulations, whereas the internet is free from
government regulations. Violence in the media affects everyone in society.
People who witness violence on T.V., in a videogame, or in a music video, gets
desensitized to violence. People should care about regulating the violence in
the media more because it could have positive effects. A positive effect being
kids not getting so much exposure to so much violence. There is a wide spread
opinion amongst the public that violent content in television programs and the
internet creates a negative impact upon children. Parents should be
more strict when it comes to what videogames they play, T.V. shows they watch,
and music they listen to. They should also not be allowed to buy matured rated
material for their children. If children watch television less, and watch it
less randomly, they will see a lot less violence. This can be achieved by setting
down time limits on how much children watch, and by setting guidelines on what
they watch. Children are exposed to so much violence these days, it would be
better for them if weren't exposed to all of this violence.
