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Don’t Blame the Media Television, movies, and video games have a great influence on the minds of today’s kids. But, what exactly are the effects of such an influence? Many parents and government officials have exaggerated the effects that these media have on today’s kids. Government officials, have singled out these three media sources as the cause of some types of violence simply because it is an easy target to blame. I …

…the time, and only a very small percentage of them actually commit violent crimes. In conclusion, violence on television, movies, and video games is not the real problem. The problem is that we wrongfully blame these media sources for violent crimes and if we can get rid of this theory on this issue, then and only then do I believe that we can start solving the real problems of kids and violence in our society.