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/^t/Violence on TV and in the movies also should be subject to some degree of censorship. The influx of the movies which openly promote evil and seem to persuade viewers to break the law has been increasing recently. According to some scientists, especially children who are exposed to violence on the screen, are inclined to believe in what they see indiscriminately. Children are also very often not able to distinguish between reality and fiction. Massacres, kidnappings, bloodsheds become an everyday phenomenon for them. They start to perceive evil as something normal and acceptable. The increase in the crime rate may constitute one of the outcomes of such permissive attitudes toward offense.