Normally, in science, you expect to get consistent results” In order for TV violence to be taken more seriously and more practically, scientific proof must back up all statements critics of TV violence make. Part of the reason social science has failed to make the argument is that policies at all major American universities clearly prohibit the demonstration of real violence in experimental settings. Despite these policies, there are other things you can do in an experiment. You can “show a subject filmed violence and ask him if he would be more likely to commit similar aggression if someone insulted him. You can even give him the opportunity, after watching some violent footage, to administer (supposed) shock to an opponent in some competitive contest after the opponent angered him. You can even get him or her to pummel a doll”