| Group Cites Video Games for Violence, Sex
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Video games that have players shoot rival gang members, watch bare-breasted women and recreate the assassination of President Kennedy were criticized Tuesday by a watchdog group that said, at the least, they should be kept away from children.
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.
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Honestly, this is a no-brainer, but many parents are completely unaware that games are so mature - it's just a "game", right? Sure. Wana play strip-poker?
It should not be mistaken that games alone are responsible for crime & underaged sex - those problems existed long before video games ever did. But in the same way that parental guidance should be applied to music, film & television in terms of regulating what types of things kids are immersed in, games should be added for consideration. | |
