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Vanbierk said:
nitekrawler1285 said:
Why do we even need the ESRB? I wish more people would take the time to themselves research and play games before letting their kids.

The whole point of the ESRB is to be an unbiased look at the game at hand and present what's in it in the form of a rating system...It's a difficult job, but someone has to do it because if it was up to the parents to look at every single thing a child of theirs wanted...they'd never have time for anything else but evaluation...yeah you can see a cover and guess at it, or you can play the first 30 minutes, but parents don't really have the time to dig too deep into what the kid's getting into...that's where the ESRB is a great thing...Look up the game, it gives a synopsis of what concerning things one will find in it, and done.

I think unless they are willing to invest that time and energy then they don't need to be having children. it's not that difficult to read a few reviews or play the game with the child so that even as inappropriate content may happen you can explain the proper context for such content and actions.  We just need non-lazy parents who are willing to spend time with their children.