I have to agree with Peace & Rapaire. Seeing & listening to so much gratuitous violence desensitizes kids to it. They develop an unstated, but pervasive idea that violence IS a valid response to frustration or disappointment...etc.

No...I know you can't 'prove' causality in individual cases, but statistics make it clear....(we couldn't 'prove' cigarettes were dangerous for many years, so the tobacco companies just denied it...and let's face it, violent TV shows and music SELL, so the producers deny.

There's no easy way to prove the point, except with a couple of generations of LESS violent entertainment and news.....anyone wanna bet about the chance of that?