Critics Are Out for (No) Blood on TV

摘要

Critics of TV violence are urging FCC Chairman Michael Powell to restrict on-screen mayhem just as the agency does with sexually explicit programming, but the top industry regulator last week was skeptical that the FCC has the authority to move on its own. "There may be room for more-effective indecency enforcement," Powell said. "But it's more complicated than just transforming the definition of indecency in a manner we would see fit." Powell's comments came after Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) and FCC Commissioner Michael Copps urged the agency to make reduction of television violence a priority and cited what they say is a growing body of scientific evidence indicating a link between TV violence and violent behavior among children.