MercatorNet article up: Unsuitable for Children
MercatorNet has another article up by me, Unsuitable for Children on violent video games, not for the perspective of risk to children, but harm to society at large even among adults.
Lawmakers are fond of saying that these games “will never be suitable for children”. I agree. But these weasel words evade the real issue: what makes these games suitable for adults? After all, the tastes of adults are linked to the tastes of teenagers. If parents or older brothers regard violent games with blood splashing all around as “no big deal”, why would they keep it out of the reach of children? And why is it that a little foreplay upsets people but not the butchery that the entire game is based on?
