You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Reporting of crimes and other kinds of violent news on television and in newspapers can have adverse consquences. This kind of information should be restricted from being shown in the media. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? You should write at least 254 words.

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There is a trend in Pakistan to broadcast negative news on electronic and print
media
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. It is observed the publication and broadcasting of
crimes
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and violent behaviours develop highly negative attitudes among the viewers.
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, it is suggested not to telecast
such
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news in the
media
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, and I fully agree with
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stance because it normalises the
crimes
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among the general public, and when they go unpunished, more
people
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dare to commit
such
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heinous missions.
First
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of all, it is very necessary to keep
crimes
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the
crimes
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and violence the violence, and in order to achieve
this
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goal, these ulcers of humankind should be kept away from
general
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public because if
everyday
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people
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watch and read
such
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reports, they may start considering it part of their culture, a normal thing happens every other day in
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a different
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part of the countries.
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,
as
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in
Pakistani
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the Pakistani
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context, the military dictators have been breaching the law and constitution, and have ruled the country for decades. What helped them to do so? Their actions have been publicised more and more through
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houses, no
matters
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positively
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whether positively
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or negatively, it normalised their
crimes
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in the minds of the masses and
people
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started thinking it is acceptable if they breach the constitution.
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, there should not be
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such
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a such
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level
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a level
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of broadcasting of negative things that
people
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may adopt it into their culture.
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, the worst part of
this
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episode is when
the
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heinous
crimes
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go unpunished, more and more
people
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may indulge themselves
to
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such
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negative activities.
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recently we have seen a person named Sharukh Jatoi,
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the slaughter
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slaughter
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slaughtered
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of
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an innocent boy
,
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was released from the courts by offering money to the heirs of the slaughtered boy, it has created a very adverse phenomenon
on
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in
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the general public: the rich think they can be released from the courts whatever crime they commit, and the poor are afraid there is no security and justice in the country,
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stressed. Had
this
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particular case not been highlighted in the
media
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at
this
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level, the rich may still be afraid of the law, and the poor may still have
the
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hope. Summing up, publicizing the
crimes
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do
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not stop them, but
give
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them
a
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apply
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rise by normalising
it
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them
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and letting the criminal escape from the courts;
therefore
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, neither the
crimes
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should be broadcasted on
media
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channels nor the criminals.
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