Do the advantages of watching trials on TV outweigh the disadvantages? A week ago, I sat an IELTS test and wrote an essay about this topic. I would like to rewrite it and hope I can get some help from native English speakers. It has become a commonplace that people from some countries can watch legal trials on TV these days. Even though there are a few negative repercussions of it, I still believe the benefits are far greater. The most obvious benefit of watching the trial process to the general public is that they may acquire some basic knowledge about crime and learn what behaviour lead to breaking the law so that they are able to defend themselves if necessary. The law usually involve thousands of rules and stipulations , which makes it quite difficult to understand for the ordinary people. By airing the real cases happened in their daily life, citizens possibly get a clear insight into the misconduct and try to avoid committing the same crime in the future. Besides, verdict in front of tons of TV viewers really have a deterrent effect on potential offenders because of the severe punishments on those criminals. There is no denying that sometimes people are not aware that their conducts may contribute to a devastating consequences to them. Therefore, it is necessary to inform the general public of the penalty they have to suffer if they have little knowledge about the sentence. In addition, in the past, some relatives of plaintiffs claimed that the conviction was unfair and the defendants deserved a more severe punishment. They doubted whether the judge was bribed and gave an unjustified verdict. I personally think this possibility can be reduced significantly since the broadcast of this trial process was introduced because nobody dares to judge unfairly in front of millions of audiences. On the other hand, the drawbacks of airing a trial process live also need some attention. Living in this civilised society, everyone has their own private right even if they are criminals. Those young defendants who have a high self-esteem may get hurt emotionally when they are on trial. To sum up, despite a few disadvantages that have negative effect on the accused , I am convinced that these drawbacks are far overshadowed by its benefits.