Violence

It's hard to monitor something like violence in the media because it comes in so many forms and is so prevelent. Violence is on the news all the time in footage from the war in Iraq or local shootings, violence is in shows like the CSI, Law and Order, and Without a Trace. It woud be nearly impossible to regulate violence over the air waves because in some forms the violence is neccessary and in other forms it is excessive.
The Public has the right to be informed, but we do not have the right to know everythig. In some cases knowledge can put peope we are trying to protect into danger. This is kind of off subject, but when Georaldo Riveira was in Afganastan and gave away the location of a top-secret troop mission, he put them in danger, for the sake of full disclosure. That said, knowing exaclty where they were did nothing for us as a television viewer. In the same manner, it does nothing for us to see horrendous shootings or murders. The shoc value isn't worth it