[Libertarian_4_eva]

The idea that those under 18 have "rights" to view such movies as "Basketball Diaries" I find absurd and is one reason why our schools and society can't find its moral a$$ with both hands. Children have (or should have) protection, adults have "rights". Conservatives are NOT LIBERTINES!

The question is do you want a mom or dad to censor those items or the government? You also run the risk of having marxists use this same exact argument to censor talk radio and attack conservative books and ideas. Just look at all the activity around "hate-radio" in the media when some nutjob kills an abortion doctor or a gay man.

Those who are quick to give the government power to censor the media better watchout because their forms of media will be next.

[elbucko]

"Those who are quick to give the government power to censor..."

In my post I mentioned CENSORSHIP. It is, IMHO, the right and duty of every parent to know and understand what a free market society is producing to entertain their kids. The sort of video junk that helped precipitate Dillon and Klebold, as well as psychotropic drugs for children, should be the jurisdiction of the parents.