"I'm all for the parents ability to turn the channel, or having the children get the hell out of the room. I'd say that's allot better than government regulation. I always send the kids to bed before I watch South Park. =)"
I am seeing a lot of people here who are presuming that parents know about this and will think of that when it is aired. This is not cable tv. It literally shows on every tv since it is broadcast tv.
I look at cable tv to be completely different, since channels can be blocked. This is a channel that can not be blocked.
You could block this just like you would block something on 'cable' tv. I think the days of there being a difference between the two are long gone.
If kids are old enough to be interested in watching this show, they're old enough to hear a few "Holy $___ts".
If I could propose so, I believe ~this~ is NOT the kind of circumstance that a little cussing and harsh talk is going to turn them into criminals. If anything, it shows older kids that in bad language, if ever appropriate, is appropriate when we are under extreme duress. There are times when an "OH SHUCKS" just doesn't express utter shock, and if anything, it could be used to contrast with other casual and polite circumstances where cussing would NOT be appropriate.
Then perhaps these parents that you are speaking of should take more interest in what their children are watching.