WHY AMERICA IS A VIOLENT NATION

Pastor Art Watkins of Coden Bible Church (Coden, Alabama)

September 2, 2015

According to Media Education Foundation by the time the average child is eighteen years old, they will have witnessed 200,000 acts of violence and 16,000 murders. Most of the top-selling video games (89%) contained violent content, almost half of which was of a serious nature. The level of violence during Saturday morning cartoons is higher than the level of violence during prime time. There are 3-5 violent acts per hour in prime time, versus 20-25 acts per hour on Saturday morning. Nearly 75 percent of violent scenes on television feature no immediate punishment for or condemnation of violence.

Remember, its a fact that kids copy and act out what they see and hear.