Friday, July 01, 2011

Thundering hypocrisy: Violence AOK for kids to see, sex on the other hand...

The Supreme Court struck down a California law regulating the sale of violent video games to children on Monday. Writing for the majority, Justice Scalia noted that, unlike sexual content, which can be regulated, violence has been part of children's entertainment for centuries. History aside, do we know whether exposure to sex or violence is worse for children?

It does suit society to have its members desensitized to violence.

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