Game-restriction bill submitted to congress

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Three U.S. Senators unveiled the Family Entertainment Protection Act, which would fine managers of retail stores that are caught selling Mature (M), Adults Only (AO), or Ratings Pending (RP) rated games to minors. Store managers would be fined up to $1,000 or 100 hours of community service for a first offense, and $5,000 or 500 hours of community service for each subsequent offense.

"Video games are hot holiday items, and there are certainly wonderful games that help our children learn and increase hand and eye coordination," Clinton said in a statement. "However, there are also games that are just not appropriate for our nation's youth. This bill will help empower parents by making sure their kids can't walk into a store and buy a video game that has graphic, violent and pornographic content."

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I agree with the bill; parents should be allowed more control over what their kids buy, even if it's a video game. No, I don't beleive that video games cause violence or any of America's criminal activities, but parents deserve better parental controls and knowledge of what their kids are exposed to.

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About time. Still, I'm sure during the holiday season many a store manager will be doing a lot of business under the counter regardless.

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You know, if my parents ever had any concerns about what I was exposed to, they sure handled it in a different way than most.

Truth be told, the first movie I saw was Alien (1979) the second movie I saw was The Terminator (1984) All I'm saying is, if you want to protect your kids, based on my observation, it seems the best thing to do is expose them yourself. Show them what it is and give them your thoughts on it afterwards. "TALK WITH THEM ABOUT IT." Don't hide things from them. You're asking for trouble, if you do it any other way based on what I've had an opportunity to observe.