The report, requested by the president more than a year ago following the Littleton shooting, presses the entertainment industries to the Constitutional limit. Urging the industries to stop marketing violent games, movies and recordings to those under the age of 17, the report uses the threat of sanctions to reinforce its point. Further, producers and retailers were told to better educate the public about their ratings and enforce age restrictions. Unfortunately, the report doesn't try to prove that violent media leads to violent action, probably because such a correlation would be impossible to prove. Youths are affected by far more factors than the music they listen to and the movies they watch.
Some people even believe parents and teachers affect children's development.
Politicians must go to the root of the problem rather than a symptom. Kids buy violent games because that's what they want their desires won't change when the product is taken away. If politicians honestly wish to curb violence, they should focus on why kids wish to see it. If politicians only wish to make a show of curbing violence, then they should pick on the media and remain as ineffective as ever. We have short-term memories when it comes to violence.