Violence on TV

Are today's children being exposed to too much violence via television? I think so. From Pokeman, to the Ninja Turtles, kids are always being exposed to the rock-'em-sock-'em heroes of T.V., or the brainless violence of The Simpsons and Jerry Springer. When we live in a country where our children watch an average of three to four hours of television daily (Kill 1), That is a large number of punches, kicks, and many other violent acts that our children are soaking up every day. Is that really what we want for the children of our country? Hundreds of studies of the effects of TV violence on children and teenagers have found that children may become "immune" to the horror of violence (Kill 1). Gradually they even accept violence as a way to solve problems, imitating the violence they observe on television, as well as identifying with certain characters, victims and/or victimizers.
One might ask If we know what is happening, why do they put violence on television? The basic reason is...