Violence on the Tube

        One Saturday morning many years ago, I was watching an episode of the 'Roadrunner' on television. As Wile E. Coyote was pushed off of a cliff by the Roadrunner for the fourth or fifth time, I started laughing uncontrollably. I then watched a 'Bugs Bunny' show and started laughing whenever I saw Elmer Fudd shoot Daffy Duck and his bill went twirling around his head. The next day, I pushed my brother off of a …

…with their children and discussing in depth what is being shown. If children consider violence inappropriate, they will probably not act aggressively, even if they have acquired aggressive skills. For in the words of Andrew Greeley, "Music, film, and television reflect behavior rather than cause it." (C2)         If I had known all this years before, maybe my brother wouldn't have a headache all the time and my dog's head wouldn't be facing the wrong way.