Note that I am not a parent, so I am basing this on my experiences from being a kid not too long ago (I'm 19 now).
If you deny your children violent video games, generally they will just go to a friend's house and play them anyway and may or may not lie to you about it. It's likely that your children will be exposed to it no matter what. I know it is a lot easier to have government write legislation that will make it seem like you don't have to worry about it, but you will just wind up neglecting it. And that is even worse.
Instead, be a good parent to your child. Make sure they know the difference between right and wrong, and when violence is appropriate and when it is not.
One thing Katz misses on is that the theater restrictions are still being implemented on a voluntary basis. I can see what the fuss would be if this were a law of some sort, but it's simply a suggestion that some businesses are choosing to follow.
Right, but you have to remember that most theatres , it seems, are owned and operated by large corporations. I work at a Loews, and just today I was in the box selling tickets. Luckily I didn't have to card anyone. But if and when I ever do need to, I will, because my ass is on the line, so my manager's ass is on the line, and so his manager's ass is on the line. And why? Because some SONY executive decides it would be nice to follow MPAA guidelines. And that's the problem. The decisions should be made by people who have direct contact with the environment their employees work in.
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Note that I am not a parent, so I am basing this on my experiences from being a kid not too long ago (I'm 19 now).
If you deny your children violent video games, generally they will just go to a friend's house and play them anyway and may or may not lie to you about it. It's likely that your children will be exposed to it no matter what. I know it is a lot easier to have government write legislation that will make it seem like you don't have to worry about it, but you will just wind up neglecting it. And that is even worse.
Instead, be a good parent to your child. Make sure they know the difference between right and wrong, and when violence is appropriate and when it is not.
One thing Katz misses on is that the theater restrictions are still being implemented on a voluntary basis. I can see what the fuss would be if this were a law of some sort, but it's simply a suggestion that some businesses are choosing to follow.
Right, but you have to remember that most theatres , it seems, are owned and operated by large corporations. I work at a Loews, and just today I was in the box selling tickets. Luckily I didn't have to card anyone. But if and when I ever do need to, I will, because my ass is on the line, so my manager's ass is on the line, and so his manager's ass is on the line. And why? Because some SONY executive decides it would be nice to follow MPAA guidelines. And that's the problem. The decisions should be made by people who have direct contact with the environment their employees work in.