But I feel powerless to prevent him for viewing or hearing things in the movies or on the radio which run counter to the values I am trying to teach him. The biggest complaint I hear from parents today is that they feel under assault. No, not by bad guys with guns, but by the popular culture. Everywhere parents look, they see a popular culture working overtime to undermine their attempts to teach their children right from wrong, appropriate behavior, and good moral values. Well, almost no parent would.
Theaters are in the business of making movies, after all.
They can't to be held responsible for preventing underage kids from viewing age restricted movies. After all, they're in the business of selling liquor. They shouldn't be held responsible if some underage kid comes into their store, buys a filth of Jack Daniels and then wraps his car and himself around a tree. Obviously, we do hold liquor stores responsible if they sell liquor to underage kids. I think it's time we do the same for movie theater owners.