Parents who don't stop children playing Call of Duty to be reported to POLICE warn schools

[Prastupok]

Oh my, never thought anyone could be this retarded. Police will just tell them to GTFO, it's not actually illegal to play games under the rated age, just buying it is. 

 

Got to say though, the UK political and societal landscape is regressing even lower and faster than the US, never thought I'd see the day

 

Illegal, no. But they could consider it negligence and take the kids away.

 

They shouldn't consider it as such, but...

[KirbyTech]

Well that is pointless since under 17 (the age for cod) you can't buy it legally but you can play it with parent/guardian permission.

[That Norwegian Guy]

Illegal, no. But they could consider it negligence and take the kids away.

They really, really couldn't. If you show me precedent of something like that I'll believe you.

 

Nobody complains about taking a 15 year old son to an 18+ movie with a parent present, just like you can't really prove there's no parental guidance within the privacy of someone's home where a 15 year old happens to be playing Gears of War or whatever.

 

And even if you could, it still wouldn't be grounds for child services to take kids away unless there are a ton of other negative factors around the situation.

[WolfDeville]

What is this? Australia? 

OIIII YEW CHEEKI CUNT!!!

 

haha good one doe

[Doobeedoo]

Hahaha, those potato headteachers, so many mid age morons today everywhere, school, politics, police, etc... And "social services", what a joke... egotistic ridged people there who think they know shit and think they do good all the time. Yet so called law gives them power.

Clearly these kind of people are the ones that don't have life compared to some CoD kid. 

Parents are there to do their work, if it's some extreme case that it's problematic in terms of violence, drugs, etc, simply very bad parenting than that social services could engage.

[kpreg]

the worst part of all this is that it's a rating. Say a restaurant it rated 2 stars on yelp, but you go there and think it's a five. It's not a age limit it's what age group the game would be most appropriate for. dumbass politicians

[KirbyTech]

They really, really couldn't. If you show me precedent of something like that I'll believe you.

 

Nobody complains about taking a 15 year old son to an 18+ movie with a parent present, just like you can't really prove there's no parental guidance within the privacy of someone's home where a 15 year old happens to be playing Gears of War or whatever.

 

And even if you could, it still wouldn't be grounds for child services to take kids away unless there are a ton of other negative factors around the situation.

I think what you said about the movie thing is a great example of why this is dumb. A 12 year old can go to the a rated 18A movie with someone over 18 just not on their own.

[Goussy]

Why isn't it under parent's permission? Are they now just going to go through every game that you own and check if you are of that age.

[Wirbelfeld]

But do the police actually do anything about it?

[qwertywarrior]

This is really bad news they will leak onto Cs!!!

[StareX]

Why... -,-

[ThyFeared]

OIIII YEW CHEEKI CUNT!!!

 

haha good one doe

Only meant it as a joke

[Smexy Potato]

I don't think we should limit games to people. If the parents are fine with the kids playing the game, then it's their choice, not anyone elses'.

 

Many parents complain about the whole "violent" video game thing and I disagree with most of them, but if you have a problem with the game, then ignore it. People put time and effort into the game. Don't just say it's bad because it's violent, because it's not. These games aren't made for children anyways. It's the same thing with movies. How do violent movies not get hate because they are violent yet video games do? Parents are fine with their kids reading and watching a movie about teenagers killing each other for sport, but a video game even with non-graphic violence is absolutely disgusting? There are other things to focus on other than the content of what's inside the game. Some games focus on narrative and provide a conveying message while others have interesting mechanics to offer an experience to the player. Looking at a video game at the way you view violence is wrong. This is all simulated and I've never wanted to go out and kill someone. I'm against violence, but violence in games is absolutely fine to me. I don't see it as wrong or disturbing. However sometimes it is a key mechanic in games such as Resident Evil or The Evil Within. If you have a problem with your children playing these games, then don't buy them. You're wasting money on something that you don't support and all you're doing when you strike out against a game publicly is provoking supporters of the game and making an absolute fool of yourself. Having an opinion is not wrong, but when you haven't even played a video game before or played the game in mention at least, you're providing a biased opinion of the game. Video games that are rated 17+(Or 18+ in this case) should not fall into the hands of young children unless the parent that buys it for them is okay with it. Striking against games that your kid plays makes you look stupid for buying the game in the first place and overall, you're just giving the game more attention and giving people a negative impression of you.

 

With this being said, the teachers shouldn't do this, and they probably don't have any of their kids in the classroom. They shouldn't be worried about what other parents believe about video games. I doubt the police care either.

[othertomperson]

Firstly, do you have a source that's more credible than the Sunday Express?

 

Secondly, it's illegal for under 18s to buy the game, not to play them.

[alpenwasser]

I think the schools misplaced Call of Duty with Pornography.

Hey, I've been watching porn since I was 11-ish, and I've turned out alright!

Right? RIGHT?!

(Note to our younger members: Free porn was much harder to find back then

than it is these days...)

[SurvivorNVL]

Hey, I've been watching porn since I was 11-ish, and I've turned out alright!

Right? RIGHT?!

Yes.  Yes you have.  You've got a badge that says staff!  So, I think you turned out a-okay!  Unless you've got a goat-fetish.  Then we may need an intervention.

[GhostWindGamer]

Yay no more under age kids to claim that they had sex with my mother

[thekeemo]

Hey, I've been watching porn since I was 11-ish, and I've turned out alright!

Right? RIGHT?!

(Note to our younger members: Free porn was much harder to find back then

than it is these days...)

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[TheKDub]

For shit like 12 year olds playing 18+ games, yes I would see a problem with that, but this is just a little crazy.

[Blade of Grass]

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[Blade of Grass]

Hey, I've been watching porn since I was 11-ish

This explains a lot

[SurvivorNVL]

I feel like given a lot of the content that has been on T.V.'s and easily at the access of young viewers--this is a rather stupid thing, honestly.  The only time I could've -ever- seen something like this enforced; would have been during the time when ADULT ONLY games were out, and that was because they were primarily sexual content games, but even then.. now-a-days--sexual content is even popping up in PG-13 films, so--really, they should just be encouraging parental explanation.  Eh.  I don't know.  When I was 10 I'd been subject to the internet for so long I wasn't phased by half the stuff in games.  I was more so just trying to get through the game to win xbox achievement points.. and then I discovered PC's.  I think the world is obsessed with the thought that games 'warp' the minds of children as I still hear that argument from time to time on various sites, so.. the obvious solution is to give everyone a flare-gun.  Not sure how that would solve this, but.. free flare-guns never hurt anyone.

[alpenwasser]

Yes.  Yes you have.  You've got a badge that says staff!  So, I think you turned out a-okay!  Unless you've got a goat-fetish.  Then we may need an intervention.

Only goats? Phew, I shall carry on with my shark fetish then...

On topic though: I'm kinda torn on this. On one hand, many parents today seem to

be in over their heads when it comes to handling their children's media consumption

(both the sort of media the children consume as well as the amount).

However, reporting them to the police seems a bit... unpragmatic? I'm really not

a friend of state intervention unless it's actually necessary (and I do admit that

I think there are cases when it is). But I'd think it would be more useful if

parents who don't have a grip on their children should be offered assistance

instead of being threatened with the police (EDIT: Although it seems the article

doesn't really mention specifics of what happens after they've been reported,

so admittedly this may still be the case and the whole thing sounds much

more dramatic than it will actually turn out to be /EDIT).

Aside from that, unless a kid actually exhibits bad behavior I see no reason to

intervene. I'm not a proponent of pre-emptive panic, so to speak.

[SurvivorNVL]

Only goats? Phew, I shall carry on with my shark fetish then...

On topic though: I'm kinda torn on this. On one hand, many parents today seem to

be in over their heads when it comes to handling their children's media consumption

(both the sort of media the children consume as well as the amount).

However, reporting them to the police seems a bit... unpragmatic? I'm really not

a friend of state intervention unless it's actually necessary (and I do admit that

I think there are cases when it is). But I'd think it would be more useful if

parents who don't have a grip on their children should be offered assistance

instead of being threatened with the police (EDIT: Although it seems the article

doesn't really mention specifics of what happens after they've been reported,

so admittedly this may still be the case and the whole thing sounds much

more dramatic than it will actually turn out to be /EDIT).

Aside from that, unless a kid actually exhibits bad behavior I see no reason to

intervene. I'm not a proponent of pre-emptive panic, so to speak.

Whatever you do in this situation someone is going to be unhappy.  Parents, gamers, schools, police, or the neighbors dog--Ruffles.  The logical solution is often the simplest in cases like this, but it likely won't happen.  And as you said in the beginning; extremely true.  Parents today more so let technology baby-sit their children instead of explaining things and guiding them in certain media.  I knew a kid whose mother basically ignored him from 10 - 18, and just let games keep him busy / out of her business.  That right there is what I believe is -too- prevalent today.  So, I agree with you entirely.  Sharks are truly, indeed, hot.  Shark-morphs man.  Never see 'em coming.

[NeatSquidYT]

Retarded. Not technically breaking the law by playing it.