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[–]HopeThatHalps 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Visuals are powerful. If society as a whole didn't sensor violence, gun control and tough-on-crime laws would probably happen almost overnight, but because the consequences of guns and crime are contained to people's imaginations, they're never really felt. The news doesn't want to show it, and the viewers don't want to see. It's censored at both ends. What's important is that it be entertaining, not informative.