Childhood TV addicts more likely to commit crime: study
The research, published in the US journal "Pediatrics" this week, found a strong correlation between childhood exposure to television and anti-social behaviour in young adults.
"The risk of having a criminal conviction by early adulthood increased by about 30 percent with every hour that children spent watching television on an average weeknight," co-author Bob Hancox said.
The study also found excessive TV viewing was linked to aggressive personality traits and an increased tendency to experience negative emotions....
Mike wrote: In keeping with the latest brilliance we saw regarding guns, perhaps a 10 day waiting period will be required before you can buy a TV, while a background check is run on you. Then it will have to be registered with the police. That way if it is stolen, used in a crime, and disposed of, it can be traced back to you. The number of channels will be limited, so as to protect our children from predatory programming. The TV will only be allowed to have two pointed corners, as long as they aren't too pointed. We must take precaution against the possibility that someone may throw it at someone, by limiting the number of ways the victim could be hurt. These are common-sense requirements, and in no way interfere with the right to have a TV.
Look, I'm all I'm favor of owning TVs in your own home. I'm even a TV owner! All I'm saying is that we must have common sense TV laws. Nobody needs a TV in public.
Let's make it a 5 year penitentiary crime to have a TV within 1,000 feet of school property or property that is at that time being used by a school.
Mr b wrote: They are gonna exicute executive order and confiscate all tv sets
In keeping with the latest brilliance we saw regarding guns, perhaps a 10 day waiting period will be required before you can buy a TV, while a background check is run on you. Then it will have to be registered with the police. That way if it is stolen, used in a crime, and disposed of, it can be traced back to you. The number of channels will be limited, so as to protect our children from predatory programming. The TV will only be allowed to have two pointed corners, as long as they aren't too pointed. We must take precaution against the possibility that someone may throw it at someone, by limiting the number of ways the victim could be hurt. These are common-sense requirements, and in no way interfere with the right to have a TV.
Unfortunately instead of going outside to play or going to the park, etc.., has been replaced with getting online and coveting others via social media or viewing porn. Read the stats it is unsettling to say the least.
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Kevin Swanson | 10/4/2012
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