Re: Rising TV violence blasted by parents' group

In 2009, CBC reported on the U.S. Advocacy Group's frustration with the increasing amounts of violence displayed on television. They wrote that the group was specifically focused on the depictions of violence against women in prime-time programming on major U.S. networks. In February and May 2009 sweeps, PTC officials found that violent acts in prime-time increased by two percent since 2004. In 2004, PTC counted 198 violent acts against women, in shows such as Prison Break, Medium, C.S.I. and CSI: Miami. The PTC soon called on television producers, network executives, elected representatives, etc. to "stand up against this disturbing trend." Jim Dyke, the executive director of TV Watch, issued a statement lashing out against the PTC report, saying that this was "an attempt to force all television content to conform to [the council's] own beliefs. Parents have the tools to enforce the decisions about their children's viewing." I completely agree with Dyke, as I believe that parents have the ability to block programs they think are inappropriate for children. The PTC needs to realize that some violence on TV is what people want to watch... It's not meant for children, so don't let your children watch it.