Rastien said:
Craorach said:
Rastien said:
Craorach said:
Rastien said:
Its not the people selling the games that are the problem its the parents buying them for kids.
I had to bite my tounge in tescos the other day when some little shitling runs up to his mum begging her to buy him grand theft auto. shes looking at it in her hand and says thats fine its half price... DID YOU EVEN READ THE BACK OR SEE THE MASSIVE 18 ON THE FRONT.
God...
Parents are responsible for their children, and in the UK/Europe this is taken far more seriously than the US, for example.
Parents can allow their kids to drink, why shouldn't they be able to allow them to play mature rated video games?
The issue arrises when the parents then kick back and blame the stores for not making them aware that the game is violent.
A friend used to work in a local GAME (the franchise) store before he lost his job to them going bust. Similar situation mother bought her son grand theft auto even after asking if its for the child and her saying no. 3 Days later she came back and called his manager saying he didn't adequetly warn her that it was so disgusting. After watching her son run around with a giant dildo killing people with it.
The manager luckily was a saint and took his side and refunded her pointing out age ratings are there for a reason.
If the parents feel their child is mature enough for the content sure let them play it, don't then turn around and blame the stores which happens alot.
The response to parents who don't read the ratings or know the content needs and should be only one thing.
Tough luck.
Personal responsibility, 100%, all the time, no exceptions.
I fully agree with you, unfotuntley my experience whilst working in the school system for 2 years is alot (not all) parents these days will constantly look for something/someone else to blame rather than take responsibilitys for their poor judgment or actions on their childs behalf.
Oh, I know that.
They should still be ignored.
You shouldn't make rules based upon a lack of personal responsiblity, this goes for everything, anyone someone willingly does they should be the only and sole person held responsible for it.
In the case of parents, they are responsible for their children until they are.. well, I'd say about 12, by which time every child should be able to function as a human being and be repsonsible for themselves, 100%, since the sole function of raising a child is to raise a functional, responsible, member of society.