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Yep. Very true. I got carded when I bought all my Grand theft Autos.
And if it's a mere store policy that's just fine. Codifying a standard like that by statute changes the system, and starts to raise other legal and constitutional issues.
Did you know that it's not actually against the law to rent a rated "R" movie to a kid?
With that in mind, why should there be a law against renting something like Duke Nukem Forever to a kid?
As someone that has worked in the movie rental and in the electronics sales industries (give you a hint...they both began with B's) I don't tihnk it's right to rent/sell R rated movies or MA games to minors.
If you can't go see it in the theater then you shouldn't be allowed to rent/buy it in a store.
JMHO.
Also, if there are no laws allowing the rent/purchase to a minor it must be the company policy then that doesn't allow it.
They should do away with all the laws about this. If a parent wants to allow their child to see this crap, oh, well, it's none of my business. Do I think it's better for society if kids DON'T see graphic violence at a young age? Of course. but a lot of times, kids will do it even if their parents don't give approval (i.e., go to a friend's house). So the law is kind of meaningless, the kids will just get it elsewhere or their parents will just go buy it for them for Christmas.
I agree with you there. But if I am owner of store X, I'm not going to openly contribute to the deliquency of a minor. You are correct...they WILL find a way to see/play those games but I'm not going to make it easy.
They have to decide if it's worth the trouble.
If the parents are buying it for their kids...shame on them for not doing their research to see what their kids are playing.
As someone that has worked in the movie rental and in the electronics sales industries (give you a hint...they both began with B's) I don't tihnk it's right to rent/sell R rated movies or MA games to minors.
If you can't go see it in the theater then you shouldn't be allowed to rent/buy it in a store.
JMHO.
Also, if there are no laws allowing the rent/purchase to a minor it must be the company policy then that doesn't allow it.
I've a friend who works at Blockbuster There is no actual law preventing the rental or purchase of anything (movie or video game) to a minor with the exception of porn. It's all company policy because they don't want their pants sued off by a parent whose kid rented something like DNF.
There are movie theaters that don't ID teens for rated "R" movies. I know, because I've been seeing them since I was 14. Without an adult.
How lovely that this is "entertainment" in American society. (Well, not in my house it isn't.)
I'm an honest law-abiding, hardworking, tax-paying American citizen... If I want to play shoot 'em up military games like Call of Duty or urban crime games like Grand Theft Auto IV or LA Noire to relax when I get home from 11 hours of work, that's my right. If I had kids I'd be monitoring and controlling what games they played until I felt they were old enough to play those types of games.
Supreme Court strikes down California video game law - Yahoo! News (http://beta.news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-strikes-down-california-video-game-law-142839213.html - broken link)
So, it's ok to sell/rent violent video games to minors, but people under the age of 17 aren't allowed to go to an R rated movie without a parent?
I am a gamer myself...there are some games that I play that include the same amount (a lot of times MORE) violence, offensive language, and depictions of sex/drug use as R rated movies.
My question is this...why is it ok for kids to play these games?
You can take a 3 year old to see a R rated movie, there is no national standard for not letting children see violence.
I let my son watch R rated movies and play Mortal Kombat with me. But I did the same stuff growing up, I feel fine. He'll be exposed to it sooner or later. I do not let my son watch sex or nudity though.
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There is no actual law preventing the rental or purchase of anything (movie or video game) to a minor with the exception of porn. It's all company policy because they don't want their pants sued off by a parent whose kid rented something like DNF.
