Debates Parlamentares - Diário 026, p. 20 (2015-07-18)

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II SÉRIE-D — NÚMERO 26

It is a corruption of principles. Force outweighing intelligence. And, on its path of destruction, no

human being or material goods are safe, whether it’s children, women, or the elderly.

Be it at home, on the streets or at a football stadium. One shoots a person in the head as easily as

setting fire to a forest. Assaults rage for no particular reason. People are murdered like flowers being

stepped on. For nothing! Just for the pleasure in killing and wrongdoing.

The risk inherent to the matter is that children tend to replicate what they see. As early as 2007, New

Scientist magazine reported that, on enrolling in primary school, the average north-american child

had already visualized around 8000 murders and 100 000 acts of violence.

It is foreseeable that a european child does not wander far off these numbers, so many are the

north-american shows and series taking root in european TV channels. And parents are not always

present.

Studies point to an average of 25 acts of violence per hour shown on children’s shows, against only 5

on remaining shows, and indicate that children who watch too much television become more

aggressive than others. Television is a wicked “electronic babysitter.”

There exist excessively violent animated cartoons. That’s what “Dragon Ball”, “Pokemon” or “Power

Rangers” are, even in a logic of Good versus Evil. Children become tolerant to physical violence,

convinced that aggressivity is rewardable.

They may, on the other hand, acquire the syndrome that they might be robbed, stabbed, assaulted,

mutilated, hence suffering from sleep disturbances.

In saying this, I am aware that violence is a plural phenomenon, and one must not ascribe its causes

solely to the media. One must reject that simplification.

Naturally, I agree with the proposals submitted by Mr. Roger Gale, aiming to fight and control

violence in the media, as well as the need to erect legal frameworks and codes of conduct that

involve all the private stakeholders.

I permit myself to doubt the efficiency of self-regulation regarding this matter on the part of those

who think they only do what they do because the public wants it and consumes it.

The rejection of violence as a behaviour or method in solving conflicts is a major civilizational issue

and a question of civility, in which the most vulnerable must be the prioritary focus of our attention.

Violence kills us, inside and outside the skin. Kills both, our bodies and souls.

II SÉRIE-D — NÚMERO 26 20 It is a corruption of principles. Force outweighing intelligence. And, on its path of destruction, no human being or material goods are safe, whether it’s children, women, or the elderly. Be it at home, on the streets or at a football stadium. One shoots a person in the head as easily as setting fire to a forest. Assaults rage for no particular reason. People are murdered like flowers being stepped on. For nothing! Just for the pleasure in killing and wrongdoing. The risk inherent to the matter is that children tend to replicate what they see. As early as 2007, New Scientist magazine reported that, on enrolling in primary school, the average north-american child had already visualized around 8000 murders and 100 000 acts of violence. It is foreseeable that a european child does not wander far off these numbers, so many are the north-american shows and series taking root in european TV channels. And parents are not always present. Studies point to an average of 25 acts of violence per hour shown on children’s shows, against only 5 on remaining shows, and indicate that children who watch too much television become more aggressive than others. Television is a wicked “electronic babysitter.”There exist excessively violent animated cartoons. That’s what “Dragon Ball”, “Pokemon” or “Power Rangers” are, even in a logic of Good versus Evil. Children become tolerant to physical violence, convinced that aggressivity is rewardable. They may, on the other hand, acquire the syndrome that they might be robbed, stabbed, assaulted, mutilated, hence suffering from sleep disturbances. In saying this, I am aware that violence is a plural phenomenon, and one must not ascribe its causes solely to the media. One must reject that simplification. Naturally, I agree with the proposals submitted by Mr. Roger Gale, aiming to fight and control violence in the media, as well as the need to erect legal frameworks and codes of conduct that involve all the private stakeholders. I permit myself to doubt the efficiency of self-regulation regarding this matter on the part of those who think they only do what they do because the public wants it and consumes it. The rejection of violence as a behaviour or method in solving conflicts is a major civilizational issue and a question of civility, in which the most vulnerable must be the prioritary focus of our attention. Violence kills us, inside and outside the skin. Kills both, our bodies and souls.

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