Thai Government Comments On Gaming Curfew

Thanks to BBC News for their article discussing the reaction to Thailand's imposition of a gaming curfew for those under 18, as previously reported at Slashdot, meaning that, "For younger players [at net cafes] without the special [adult ID] logon, the game simply stops working at 10pm." Apparently, "The government say it has seen a significant drop in the number of nocturnal players since the curfew was imposed", and justifies itself by arguing: "But in the developing world, in Thailand, the parents, especially those parents who have teenage children, they must work very hard and they work until very late at night so they don't have the time to look after their children properly." But the BBC article wonders: "Is it really the government's job to decide what's best for the nation's youth after dark?"

Comments

Re:Government responsibility

[Acidic_Diarrhea]

Yeah - I guess. What's your point?

That still requires involvement from the parents which, as I mentioned, some parents are neglectful and don't take any interest in their child.

Don't be in such a rush to make your thought known to people that you reply to a comment that has nothing to do with what you're saying.