And they'll just be buying the more expensive games. Think of it as an individual retirement account for Hollywood where they can't touch the money for at least 10 years, but when they do, there will be more of it to touch. The kids don't have much say in the matter, but when they do manage to peel enough of the duct tape from their mouths for sound to get through, or can take time out from ducking the bullets flying past their West Harlem windows, they won't be blaming television or games for their social dysfunction. Let's ignore for now the fact that inhibiting marketing inhibits profit, thereby inhibiting campaign contributions. Violence on television has been an issue for years, enough that the V-chip, which would allow parents to filter out shows with certain codes for violence, was supposed to be mandatory in all new televisions beginning January of this year.
Computer software is available to block certain Internet sites.
Right now, kids know more about computers and the Internet than the average parent who wasn't introduced to the technology until well past their formative years. You can't hide everything, nor can you can curb human curiosity. It's even harder now that, in light of efforts to prevent kids from finding bad stuff, companies are attempting to make the bad stuff find kids. Parents are the most well-meaning, but the least equipped. At least Hollywood has sophisticated screening methods to determine the amount, type, and intensity of films' content.