I see I am the only person who voted in the affirmative.
I do believe that violence in the media makes violence more acceptable in society.
I also think that violent video games are also partly responsible.

I live in the second most violent town in my part of England so I suppose I could be biased, but when you see an 8 year old child threatening adults with a knife, you cannot put it down to violence in nature.

True, it is partly the fault of the parents, I have seen that demonstrated in my own family, but it also depends on the child. Children are notoriously good at finding a way around things, especially teenagers. If they want to watch something, they will.

When I go to pick up children from school, I see boys playing 'Smackdown' in the playground. Children are hospitalised for concussion and broken bones due to recreating a fight they saw on WWF. Their minds are often not developed enough to understand that it is just play, and that it should only be practised by professionals.

News reports would hopefully show not only the violence but also its effects, teaching children that violence is wrong. They need to know what is happening around the world and the complete devastation caused by violence (not solely violence, but this is the point being discussed)

I do not think children should be exposed to violent media until they are old enough to understand its consequences etc. Violent programmes should be scheduled later in the evening, when children should be in bed, so that if an adult should wish to view it, they would not be exposing their child to a negative influence.