Instead of the taboos which we hold in our country, violence is discussed and, more importantly, taught to the young. To repair the violence problem in the US, we must cease hiding the issue from our eyes. Once the disease has been identified and diagnosed, its cure does not lie in a treatment of its symptoms. A doctor cannot cure a patient of chicken pox by merely scraping the offending marks from the skin. This superficial solution would be laughed at amongst the medical community.
Successful treatment begins with attacking and ultimately eliminating the virus itself.
Then, the body will be able to heal itself. The same is true in society. TV is merely a symptom of violence in life. Once our value systems, akin to a virus, are reevaluated and altered, only then can society begin to improve. Violence is everywhere.