After the 2nd World War, the US Army recognized the need to create a soldier that was more willing to kill. This came after reports that many soldiers would purposely miss or aim low when shooting the enemy. Soldiers did not want to kill, and when they did kill, they would feel lots of remorse. To remedy this, one method that was used (amongst others) was to watch violent images on-screen, especially before going into battle. The effect was to desensitize the soldier to violence, thereby making them more willing to kill. Skip forward 50 years to the Iraq war and what do you see? “Hi 5′s” and cheers after shooting or bombing the enemy. That’s programming for you! Some now feel that the negative effects of TV violence are being passed on to young children who often imitate what they see on-screen. Albert Bandura, a psychologist, did a famous experiment which demonstrated this very well.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 00:54:43 +0000
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