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Congress Sets Sights on Videogames
boarder8925 writes "According to CNET, Congress has set its sights on 'the purported problem of violent and sexually explicit video games.... A U.S. House of Representatives committee on consumer protection says it will hold a hearing on the topic later this month, with a focus on 'informing parents and protecting children' from the alleged dangers of those types of games.' " The article goes on to describe seven bills under consideration that either attach fines to the sales of Mature titles to children, or study "the effect of electronic media on youths." Five of them are sponsored by Democrats.
I, and I alone, decide which values to give my kids.
No, you don't. The government has to be able to stop in and intervene when you "choose" to just teach them crap. Such as, oh, that having sex with their parents is OK. Or that there's nothing wrong at all with polygamy. Or that you can go ahead and eat human flesh. Or that it's OK to kill black people.
Do we as a society embrace a wide variety of civil disagreements? Yes. And among those disgareements, you can teach your kids whatever you want. But you aren't the only person who has a say in how your kids grow up. They are not your pets, your toys, or your property. They are the human beings that you have a duty to raise to the best of your ability.
Oh, and if you really want your 13 year old to have that new MA game "shoot the Iraqi" (or its AO total conversion, "Rape & Kill"), you can go right ahead and buy it for them.