IT is worrying to hear children yelling throw him down, punch him, and grab him. And it is even worse when they actually enact the punches. A boy hits the arm of his friend, then throws him to the ground. It is only when the young champ shouts Smack-down that we realize the extent of the influence of the sport on television in their heads.

This horrifying drama is actually happening. Kids have been imitating the violent acts from the SmackDown sho