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...ing forced to calm down the violence they show and have been pushed back to later hours so that younger children can't watch (Clinton 3). While the Media industry have bent, the body count in Scream 3 was lowered and wrestling has promised to depict women more appropriately and tone down their violent bouts, they refuse to break which is what many parents are calling for. According to some According to the American Psychological Association, the average American child views 8,000 murders and 100,000 other acts of violence before finishing elementary school (Anonymous 1). That is a lot of violence for a young adult, but the question is not whether they see it but whether it drives them to be violent also. There are, however, no conclusive studies on the effects of violence in the media on children. Still the shear number of violent acts is bothersome and should be controlled. ``There is still too much violence on our nation's screens, large and small,'' Said Bill Clinton at a benefit in California after one of the shootings (Clinton 1). He also urged for the rating system to be reevaluated and parents to watch programs along with their children. While many have clamored for a change nothing has been done. No effective bills have been passed and no groups have stepped forward to take on the media. There are many possible reasons for this. One of the major reasons is that the entertainment industry is large and very influential. Many politicians fear taking on such a large foe for fear of ending their career. Another reason is that it would be unconstitutional. Lynne Cheney remarked, "They know you can't enact legislation," she said on CBS' "Face the Nation." "This is wallpaper, a spin ... to make people think they are on the side of parents." (Cheney 1). Any legislation against the industry would be in violation of free speech and would never stand in the Supreme Court. Another possible reason for the lack of li...