Posted on 04/04/2006 9:37:02 AM PDT by Fractal Trader
"Nominated by William J. Clinton on September 24, 1997"
Whoever wrote this spends too much time playing video games and not enough time editing.
Now excuse me while I start up HALO!
We don't need more cops, we need more common sense and self control.
Yes, kids under 18 need more self control. Why are there age limits on porn, drinking etc, etc?
In two places in the article, the auther actually says the opposite of what he means. Incredible.
We certainly can't expect the parents to be at all responsible.
Why is the availability of M rated games even an issue?
Every time I buy M rated stuff at Best Buy I get carded. I'm in my 30's for chrissakes. I have a few gray hairs! Don't tell me retailiers aren't carding people on this stuff. Several retailers I've purchased M rated games for have cash register triggers asking for DOB's like they do for cigarette sales.
Before any anti-gaming types stand up and ask what the big deal is since these games are obviously "murder simulators" or "crime simulators" please note that games like Halo 2 where players engage in combat with aliens and there's purple "blood" are M rated games. So are other science fiction games like Doom 3.
Meanwhile games like Burnout where the entire object of the game is to crash into other vehicles, cause massive million dollar wrecks and plow other racers into walls is rated T for teen.
Placing the criminal or financial onus on retailers is BS. It's passing the buck for bad parenting and lack of supervision. Making it so your Xbox 360, for example, can't play M rated games or R and X rated movies is easier than typing in a URL in your browser. Those settings, once programmed, can be password protected and can't be changed by a kid.
This is just political posturing for special interests and completely pointless.
Then Clinton did something right.
IYHO, not mine.
Can't watch 'em 24/7. Some of them go to school, have friends, go to the mall. Of course, if we could just lock them up until they are about 30, that might work.
Clearly not everyone is a responsible adult or parent.
Exactly, which is why you need to instill good values in your children - teach them right from wrong and all that.
Nanny state is never the solution.
If you fear that as soon as your child gets out of view, all hell breaks loose you have clearly failed as a parent (which many have).
(and that's 'you' in general, not you, mlc)
nanny state smacked down ping
ping
Actually video games are the least of my kids' problems! LOL
What does this mean? It's unconstitutional to not sell a sex laden video game to a 10 year old?
I have to wonder how many opinions would change on both sides of this argument if the video games depicted only cock fighting or pit bulls fighting and killing each other.
What does this mean?
Try reading the article.
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