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Archae

(46,301 posts) Sun Jun 8, 2014, 10:27 PM Jun 2014

Should any group of people be banned from videogames?

And who should do the banning?

Parents?

Store owners?

And why?

For me it's parents should be giving the kids the games.

NEVER bureaucrats or pressure groups.

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Should any group of people be banned from videogames? (Original Post) Archae Jun 2014 OP

I think how it is now is fine Travis_0004 Jun 2014 #1

Exactly. Archae Jun 2014 #2

I remember the Tipper Gore days PowerToThePeople Jun 2014 #3

Noobs. Union Scribe Jun 2014 #4

Travis_0004

(5,417 posts)

1. I think how it is now is fine

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sun Jun 8, 2014, 10:30 PM

Jun 2014

Some games, you should have to be 17 to buy. I have no problem with that.

Parents can, and should be able to have a say in what their kids are allowed to buy.

Archae

(46,301 posts)

2. Exactly.

Reply to Travis_0004 (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 8, 2014, 11:12 PM

Jun 2014

Just like parents can let Johnny or Betty buy the latest DVD, or not.

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)

3. I remember the Tipper Gore days

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sun Jun 8, 2014, 11:34 PM

Jun 2014

When they put the "Warning explicit lyrics" on CD's it showed us kids exactly which ones to get.

Union Scribe

(7,099 posts)

4. Noobs.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sun Jun 8, 2014, 11:41 PM

Jun 2014

Sorry, dumb joke

But yeah, I think parents should have the final say in video games, music, TV, movies rather than any outside group no matter how well-meaning.

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