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What the American people see, read or hear from all forms of literature, television and radio should be up to the person, and/or their legal guardians. Rating systems is a good idea, but the age limit should just be a suggestion, and not a requirement. Besides, many teenagers already just sneak into theatres to see R rated movies. It's not like they haven't already been exposed to 'offensive' material. At the library, they can get their hands on more than just 'obsene' language. They can get literature (and pictures) on sex, violence, and mostly anything you can think of. Besides, the news is on the television every day. They show murders, crimes, and all the 'bad stuff' in our country. |
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Our government, our lovely goverment, always tries to cover-up violence with the easiest excuses. Such as media, movies and music. Most people would have the common sense not to take everything they see or hear so literally. And if they did, they are in need of professional assistance. In the tragic trauma of Columbine High School shooting, some legistlators tried to write it off as the teenagers submitting to movie, music and media violence. When it really was the teenagers who decided to shoot their classmates because they were the outcasts of the school, and their fellow students (the 'popular' kids) taunted and made fun of them for not fitting in. Perhaps it's the relentless unnecessary harassment of peers that drives different and unique students (and adults) over the edge. |
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