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Barry
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Nov 25, 2004, 3:19 AM
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National Institute and the Family Chastises Video Games for Violence, Sex, Mature Content
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Samuel Hananel wrote an article regarding the National Institute on Media and the Family recent annual report regarding video game mature content. The most popular video games today are laced with violent themes, sexual themes, and more, all available to an audience far too young for the content. Some may cite free speech infringements or the responsibility of the parent's to monitor video game content in the home. I would agree with this notion, that it's up to parent's most of all to control what goes into one's system.
In issuing its annual report card on video games, the National Institute on Media and the Family urged the industry to educate parents better about ratings and asked retailers not to sell such games to younger teenagers.
Another group of church and civic leaders, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, also urged video game makers to place tighter restrictions on the sale of violent video games to children, including having retailers place them in locations less accessible to children.
The video game trade association said its games carry appropriate ratings and recommended that parents police the activities of their children. Among those listed as the worst games of the year are some of the most popular. "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," a game in which the hero vows to avenge his mother's murder and restore glory to his neighborhood gang have players rack up points by gunning down police, committing carjackings, burglarizing homes and dealing in other underworld activities.
Like others on the group's list, the games are rated "M" for mature, which means retailers are not supposed to sell them to people under 17. Walsh said some of the games should be rated "AO" or "adults only," which would limit purchase to those 18 and over. Many stores will not carry games with that rating.
A trade group that represents game retailers said it is premature to criticize stores because they already are putting a new enforcement policy into place. The Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association has pledged to create tougher standards by December to forbid the sale of mature games to children.
What are your thoughts on video game violence?
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