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The ESRB Bites Back
Next Generation has an interview with ESRB president Patricia Vance, who is not taking the criticism of the Board lying down. From the article: "There are people who just don't believe in self regulation. They don't believe that an industry can regulate itself, even though there are plenty of examples of successful regulatory bodies out there, including the film business."
Because parents have the right to make up their own minds about what's appropriate for their kids.
Jack Thompson would say that the kids who got shot at Columbine weren't raised by shit parents, the kids who did the shooting were.
Hillary Clinton would say it takes a village to raise a child.
Do parents really have the right to decide what is appropriate for their kids? Is it ok if they decide alcohol consumption, drug use, pornography or physical abuse are appropriate? Where's the line between what is "up to parents" and what is prohibited by society for all children?
How we know is more important than what we know.