Is it a good idea to censor kids from certain things?

[poulice]

I've being reading a few books about this subject and it has me interested. I've read the book Fahrenheit 451 and it seems to be applicable today, even if it's set in the future.

What i'm wondering is:
Should we really censur violence and drugs from kids these days? I mean to hide them from the thrut that is the world. I think that kids should not be deprived of these the things like violence, drugs and things like that. I think that they should be thaught to children for their effect on television. If we show them things on television with violence, kids are going to see how bad it is. I mean today, all the sleezy people that go to schools to explain why violence is bad just don't work anymore. On television, they can see for themselves why things are bad. They can see first hand what the damage of their actions are going to do before they do them.

If someone remains ignorant on the subject, then they could be more tempted to try it becose of curiosity, or for other reasons. Also, censuring things should not be done becose it deprives us of knoledge. Even if that knowledge might be "bad", it's there for a reason.

The fact is that most violent shows try to show people that violence is either bad, or they use it to teach a lesson.

So do you guys think that we should keep censuring television for kids or let them watch whatever violent or drug filled show they want?