By Kohar Bayizian
When you put the television on, you can be sure you will see some sort of violence, whether on some crime series, a movie or, sadly and worse than anything else, the news.
Violence is just one of those horrible things that won’t go away. It dates back to the beginning of time when man was supposedly in his most innocent form.
It seems a cliché and at times just a scapegoat to blame the entertainment world for all the crime and violence that is being acted out on this real stage we call life.
It also seems like a cop-out to the problem, which is the real violence, hatred and racism that real people, not movie producers, create.
Do children not know about the war in Iraq or the hatred most Americans feel toward terrorist groups?
Surprisingly, they see and know more than we think. Most of the actions and opinions we hold will affect the lives of someone else, and this is why we should be very careful with whom we share our ideas.
What really would be ideal is if we could protect children — and ourselves, for that matter — from the corruption of our society just by turning off the televisions and throwing out the newspapers and magazines.
If only we were allowed to decide for ourselves right from wrong and what should and should not be done without being told by the media.
Unfortunately,0 the world we live in does not let us do so. Everywhere you go and with whomever you speak, it will get to you. You will never be able to avoid it.
The best thing we can do is not to turn and run from the violence in our society but to grab it and to find the root of it.
Instead of ignoring the problems that exist, we should come together and solve them.
It is not a crime to have glitches in government or society, but it is a crime to let them go unfixed.
