Even seeing a crook arrested at the end of a show may not be enough for viewers too young to make the connection. That's not all they learn. Some young people get desensitized to violence. That makes them less likely to take action on behalf of the victims of violence. According to the study, in 58 percent of the violence depicted on TV, the victim shows no pain.
Some children get overly sensitized and develop unhealthy fears.
Within their television-influenced reality, they don't trust others and they go to extremes in protecting themselves. Although the effects of violence on television are most threatening to young children, it makes for unhealthy viewing at any age. Solomon's parable had a slightly different ending. The young men were only laying a trap for themselves. Don't buy the lies that come out of television.