FCC Looks Into Regulating Violence on TV

The Importance of writes "The FCC's regulation of indecent and profane speech has gotten a lot of attention recently. Now, the FCC is considering getting into the business of regulating violence on television (broadcast and cable/satellite). This isn't unexpected, because the House Commerce Committee ordered the FCC to conduct the study. Notice of Inquiry [PDF] [TXT]. Somehow, I don't think the FCC is going to tell Congress there is nothing they can do about violence on TV."

Comments

Re:I'd trade violence for sex on TV anyday ...

[ultranaut]

having moved to the germany from the states, i was amazed at how the sex to violence content ratio is so backwards. i remember watching a commercial during u.s. prime-time tv shows, and they'd advertise some show where you'd see the lady mauled and everything....and it wasn't a big deal. i think people are very hard-up about anything regarding violence in this country...

Re:Max?

[Darby]

If you're that concerned, throw out the TV.
Just because you are too fucking ignorant of a parent to realise that you do have that power does not mean that you can call in big brother to fuck everything up for the rest of us.
People like you need to die slowly and painfully.

Re:Iraq coverage?

[Darby]

Damn near every network - including allegedly liberal networks like CNN

CNN or any other network is only alleged to have even a hint of a liberal bias by extremist right wing wackos like Rush, Hannity, and other evil hate mongering bastards.

Anybody with a scrap of sense knows that they are all sucking up to the government.

Sadly, they suck up far more to the Neo cons because they make no bones about the fact that they want the news sanitized and they will punish the fuck out of whoever doesn't do it.

As to the rest of your comment:
Absofuckinglutely.

Re:I'd trade violence for sex on TV anyday ...

[Bull999999]

I suppose it'll be a much better system under the liberals who's motto is "We believe in free speech as long as it doesn't offend anyone". I suppose those liberals will be happy now that SATA will get rid of "master/slave" term us racist geeks use with our racist computer devices.