Films and television programmes have sometimes been blamed for recent increases in crimes of violence. Do you think that they really influence people in this way?
             We are all influenced by things that happen to us. Watching films and television programes are one of the main activities of human beings, so we cannot help but influenced by them. Whether we are influenced adversely or beneficially depends on what we watch.
             Films and television programmes of today are filled with violence. There is never a shortage of violent shows. We get shows on crime, war, martial arts, psychopaths, murders, the occult and all manner of human degradation. The public seem to love these shows. They get a thrill out of someone kicking another to death, or see a man shoot another in cold blood, or watch a psychopath slice someone to shreds. If they enjoy seeing such shows I do not see how they can avoid being influenced.
             There have been cases where armed robberies copy the methods shown on popular films. The police admit this. This shows the direct influence of films on crime. Also recently there were cases of people being attacked by person wielding Samuria swords. Would these not be the influence of violent Japanese and martial arts films? They certainly look so. I have seen my friends taking up martial arts after watching one of Bruce Lee's films. It is all right if they do not go out and pick a fight just someone. But who can tell? Given the opportunity they might just become another crime statistic.
             It is undeniable. Films and television programmes do have a direct or indirect bearing on the incidence of crime. Those who watch violent shows, and that includes just about all of us, are sorely influenced. Most of us would not imitate what we had seen because there is no need to. However for some, especially desperate or ambitious ones, the temptation to fo...