Nick Hostler

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4118270.stm

This article explains about the age rating system in games. I read some of the contents, and people see the parents who let their children play the games as being irresponsible, which seems fair. But the laws stand that a 16 year old can't purchase a 18 rated game, but when a older sibling or parent is with them, they can get it sold to them, so thats basically a flaw in the system. I was with my brother when he purchased Black Ops for Xbox, and I said it was for me, but my brother was the one that paid, so really they just broke the law. Their system needs to be more precise, and maybe this might help the number of underage children playing games for them, but it also needs to be more responsibility on the parents behalf, because then they can just go buy it for the child, when they are not with them. There is still that issue, and that fault cannot be aimed at the people who make the age ratings, because they cannot physically control their customers, and say dont buy this for your underage child, when the parent can say its for themselves.