Because young children are unable to distinguish fact from fantasy, they regard television as information about how the world works. What you allow into your eye-gate via the TV affects the way you think and respond. The Bible laid down this principle long ago. We are to protect or guard our minds. The rate in the two communities that had had television for years did not change.
TV is the number one cause of escalating violence in American culture.
The global flood was God's response to a world filled and corrupted by violence. The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. The Lord sent the city of Jerusalem into captivity because the people were so violent. Further, we are warned in the Word of God that those who live violent lives often meet violent ends. If you are to be the friend of God, violence must be put off.