Age Police
Validity: Needs internet, content ratings for video games
Issue: Recently, it was discovered that children across @@NAME@@ had purchased and played various online games featuring heavy swearing, alcohol and drug usage, nudity, and even sexual content, despite age ratings clearly indicating that the games were not meant for children. Now, concerned parents all over @@NAME@@ are calling for better enforcement of game content ratings.
Option 1: “We need to enforce age ratings better to protect our children from disgusting imagery like THAT!” Yells @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@, an overprotective mother, as she points to an in-game screenshot showing several players consuming alcohol. “These sorts of games are dangerous for kids! Today, our children are playing these games, and tomorrow they’ll be robbing people blind in the streets to fund their addictions! Enforcing age ratings in person is easy, but if it’s online, who knows who’s buying the game? If people want to buy video games online, they should provide proof of their age, like their photo ID! Anyone can lie about what their age is online, but not when photos are included!”
Effect: parents' ID cards are usually found in their children's hands
Option 2: “Good idea, but we need to do more than just getting ID cards.” states @@RANDOMNAMEMALE@@, who is, most notably, not a parent. “Kids can easily grab their mom or dad's ID, use it, and then return it before their parents notice, so why don’t we just scare them so badly that they never try it? If children are caught playing a game they’re too young to play, show them a nice, long presentation on what adult games can do to a child’s mind. Sure, the effects of games probably won’t scare kids much, but we could make up a few consequences of our own and maybe make existing consequences sound worse than they actually are.”
Effect: children believe that mature video games can make their game consoles and computers self-destruct
Option 3: “I don’t see the issue here.” Says @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@, the mother of one of the children found playing adult-rated games, and a gamer herself. “My child’s having fun, and I get some peace and quiet. No one needs to enforce age ratings. Heck, they aren’t even followed! Parents know their children best, so we can decide whether we want our children playing these games, meaning that age ratings aren’t needed. Plus, I don’t even like the idea of game companies knowing what I look like. In the end, it’d be yet another organization that knows more about me than they should.” She adds on, as she designs her in-game avatar who is practically identical to her.
Effect: @@DEMONYM_ADJECTIVE@@ children are dominating the in-game crime world
Age Police
Validity: Needs internet, content ratings for video games
Issue: Recently, it was discovered that children across @@NAME@@ had purchased and played various online games featuring heavy swearing, alcohol and drug usage, nudity, and even sexual content, despite age ratings clearly indicating that the games were not meant for children, and now concerned parents all over @@NAME@@ have been calling for better enforcement of game content ratings.
Option 1: “We need to enforce age ratings better to protect our children from disgusting imagery like THAT!” Yells @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@, an overprotective mother, as she points to an in-game screenshot showing several players consuming alcohol. “These sorts of games are dangerous for kids! Today, our children are playing these games, and tomorrow, they’ll be robbing people blind in the streets to fund their addictions! Enforcing age ratings in person is easy, but if it’s online, who knows who’s buying the game? If people want to buy video games online, they should provide proof of their age, like their photo ID! Anyone can lie about what their age is online, but not when photos are included!”
Effect: parents' ID cards are usually found in their children's hands
Option 2: “Good idea, but we need to do more than just getting ID cards.” states @@RANDOMNAMEMALE@@, who is, most notably, not a parent. “Kids can easily grab their mom or dad's ID, use it, and return it before anyone notices, so why don’t we just scare them so they don’t try it? If children are caught playing a game they’re too young to play, show them a nice, long presentation on what adult games can do to a child’s mind. Sure, the effects of games probably won’t scare kids much, but we could make up a few consequences of our own, and maybe make existing consequences sound worse than they actually are.”
Effect: children believe that mature video games can make their game consoles self-destruct
Option 3: “I don’t see the issue here.” Says @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@, the mother of one of the children found playing adult-rated games, and a gamer herself. “My child’s having fun, and I get some peace and quiet. No one needs to enforce age ratings. Heck, they aren’t even followed! Parents know their children the best, so we can decide whether we want our children playing these games. Age ratings aren’t needed. Plus, I don’t even like the idea of game companies knowing what I look like. In the end, it’d be yet another organization that knows more about me than they should.” She adds on, as she designs her in-game avatar who is practically identical to her.
Effect: @@DEMONYM_ADJECTIVE@@ children are dominating the in-game crime world
Age Police
Validity: Needs internet, content ratings for video games
Issue: Recently, it was discovered that children across @@NAME@@ had purchased and played various online games featuring heavy swearing, alcohol and drug usage, nudity, and even sexual content, despite age ratings clearly indicating that the games were not meant for children, and now concerned parents all over @@NAME@@ have been calling for better enforcement of game content ratings.
Option 1: “We need to enforce age ratings better to protect our children from disgusting imagery like THAT!” Yells @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@, an overprotective mother, as she points to an in-game screenshot showing several players consuming alcohol. “These sorts of games are dangerous for kids! Today, our children are playing these games, and tomorrow, they’ll be robbing people blind in the streets to fund their addictions! Enforcing age ratings in person is easy, but if it’s online, who knows who’s buying the game? If people want to buy video games online, they should provide proof of their age, like their photo ID! Anyone can lie about what their age is online, but not when photos are included!”
Effect: parents' ID cards are usually found in their children's hands
Option 2: “Good idea, but we need to do more than just getting ID cards.” states @@RANDOMNAMEMALE@@, who is, most notably, not a parent. “Kids can easily grab their mom or dad's ID, use it, and return it before anyone notices, so why don’t we just scare them so they don’t try it? If children are caught playing a game they’re too young to play, show them a nice, long presentation on what adult games can do to a child’s mind. Sure, the effects of games probably won’t scare kids much, but we could make up a few consequences of our own, and maybe make existing consequences sound worse than they actually are.”
Effect: children believe that mature video games can make their game consoles self-destruct
Option 3: “I don’t see the issue here.” Says @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@, the mother of one of the children found playing adult-rated games, and a gamer herself. “My child’s having fun, and I get some peace and quiet. No one needs to enforce age ratings. Heck, they aren’t even followed! The people rating these games need to be paid, and game developers are the ones footing the bill! Big companies can handle the bill, but smaller developers can’t, and every single @@CURRENCY@@ counts for them! It’s worse when you know that developers need an age rating to sell their game. It'd be better for everyone if we got rid of age ratings. Besides, I don’t even like the idea of game companies knowing what I look like.” She adds on, as she designs her in-game avatar who looks identical to her.
Effect: @@DEMONYM_ADJECTIVE@@ children are dominating the in-game crime world
Age Police
Validity: Needs internet, content ratings for video games
Issue: Recently, it was discovered that children across @@NAME@@ had purchased and played various online games featuring heavy swearing, alcohol and drug usage, nudity, and even sexual content, despite age ratings clearly indicating that the games were not meant for children, and now concerned parents all over @@NAME@@ have been calling for better enforcement of game content ratings.
Option 1: “We need to enforce age ratings better to protect our children from disgusting imagery like THAT!” Yells @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@, an overprotective mother, as she points to an in-game screenshot showing several players consuming alcohol. “These sorts of games are dangerous for kids! Today, our children are playing these games, and tomorrow, they’ll be robbing people blind in the streets to fund their addictions! Enforcing age ratings in person is easy, but if it’s online, who knows who’s buying the game? If people want to buy video games online, they should provide proof of their age, like their photo ID! Anyone can lie about what their age is online, but not when photos are included!”
Effect: parents' ID cards are usually found in their children's hands
Option 2: “Good idea, but we need to do more than just getting ID cards.” states @@RANDOMNAMEMALE@@, who is, most notably, not a parent. “Getting an ID for proof of age is a good idea, but kids can easily grab their mom or dad's ID, use it, and return it before anyone notices, so why don’t we just scare them so they don’t try it? If children are caught playing a game they’re too young to play, show them a nice, long presentation on what adult games can do to a child’s mind. Sure, the effects of games probably won’t scare kids much, but we could make up a few consequences of our own, and maybe make existing consequences sound worse than they actually are.”
Effect: children are undeterred from playing adult-rated games despite the apparently lethal consequences
Option 3: “I don’t see the issue here.” Says @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@, the mother of one of the children found playing adult-rated games, and a gamer herself. “My child’s having fun, and I get some peace and quiet. No one needs to enforce age ratings. In fact, no one follows them! The organisation giving out these age ratings need to pay their employees, but where do they get their money? The game developers, of course! It's not an issue for big companies, but smaller game developers need an age rating to put their game up on more online stores, and every single @@CURRENCY@@ counts when you're a tiny developer on a small budget! These age ratings are barely followed and cost small developers money! It'd be better for everyone if we got rid of age ratings. Besides, I don’t even like the idea of game companies knowing what I look like.” She adds on, as she designs her in-game avatar who looks identical to her.
Effect: @@DEMONYM_ADJECTIVE@@ children are dominating the in-game crime world
Age Police
Validity: Needs internet, content ratings for video games
Issue: Recently, it was discovered that children across @@NAME@@ had purchased and played various online games featuring heavy swearing, alcohol and drug usage, nudity, and even sexual content, despite age ratings clearly indicating that the games were not meant for children, and now concerned parents all over @@NAME@@ have been calling for better enforcement of game content ratings.
Option 1: “We need to enforce age ratings better to protect our children from disgusting imagery like THAT!” Yells @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@, an overprotective mother, as she points to an in-game screenshot showing several players consuming alcohol. “These sorts of games are dangerous for kids! Today, our children are playing these games, and tomorrow, they’ll be robbing people blind in the streets to fund their addictions! Enforcing age ratings in person is easy, but if it’s online, who knows who’s buying the game? If people want to buy video games online, they should provide proof of their age, like their photo ID! Anyone can lie about what their age is online, but not when photos are included!”
Effect: parents' ID cards are usually found in their children's hands
Option 2: “Good idea, but we need to do more than just getting ID cards.” states @@RANDOMNAMEMALE@@, who is, most notably, not a parent. “Getting an ID for proof of age is a good idea, but kids can easily grab their mom or dad's ID, use it, and return it before anyone notices, so why don’t we just scare them so they don’t try it? If children are caught playing a game they’re too young to play, show them a nice, long presentation on what adult games can do to a child’s mind. Sure, the effects of games probably won’t scare kids much, but we could make up a few consequences of our own, and maybe make existing consequences sound worse than they actually are.”
Effect: psychological warfare is used on children who play adult-rated games
Option 3: “I don’t see the issue here.” Says @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@, the mother of one of the children found playing adult-rated games, and a gamer herself. “My child’s having fun, and I get some peace and quiet. No one needs to enforce age ratings. In fact, no one follows them! The organisation giving out these age ratings need to pay their employees, but where do they get their money? The game developers, of course! It's not an issue for big companies, but smaller game developers need an age rating to put their game up on more online stores, and every single @@CURRENCY@@ counts when you're a tiny developer on a small budget! These age ratings are barely followed and cost small developers money! It'd be better for everyone if we got rid of age ratings. Besides, I don’t even like the idea of game companies knowing what I look like.” She adds on, as she designs her in-game avatar who looks identical to her.
Effect: @@DEMONYM_ADJECTIVE@@ children are dominating the in-game crime world
Age Police
Validity: Needs internet, content ratings for video games
Issue: Recently, it was discovered that children across @@NAME@@ had purchased and played various online games featuring heavy swearing, alcohol and drug usage, nudity, and even sexual content, without the knowledge of their parents, and concerned parents all over @@NAME@@ have been calling for better enforcement of game content ratings.
Option 1: “We need to enforce age ratings better to protect our children from disgusting imagery like THAT!” Yells @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@, an overprotective mother, as she points to an in-game screenshot showing several players consuming alcohol. “These sorts of games are dangerous for kids! Today, our children are playing these games, and tomorrow, they’ll be robbing people blind in the streets to fund their addictions! Enforcing age ratings in person is easy, but if it’s online, who knows who’s buying the game? If people want to buy video games online, they should provide proof of their age, like their photo ID! Anyone can lie about what their age is online, but not when photos are included!”
Effect: children regularly trick their parents into taking selfies to get adult-rated games
Option 2: “Good idea, but we need to do more than just getting pictures.” states @@RANDOMNAMEMALE@@, who is, most notably, not a parent. “Listen, getting a photo for proof of age is a good idea, but kids can easily find photos of adults online, so why don’t we just scare them so they don’t try lying? If children are caught playing a game they’re too young to play, show them a nice, long presentation on what adult games can do to a child’s mind. Sure, the effects of games probably won’t scare kids much, but we could make up a few consequences of our own, and maybe make existing consequences sound worse than they actually are.”
Effect: psychological warfare is used on children who play adult-rated games
Option 3: “I don’t see the issue here.” Says @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@, the mother of one of the children found playing adult-rated games, and a gamer herself. “My child’s having fun, and I get some peace and quiet. No one needs to enforce age ratings. No one follows them anyway, so all they really do is sit there on the screen and judge you for not following them. All we need to do is get rid of age ratings, and we’ll be guilt free! Besides, I don’t even like the idea of game companies knowing what I look like.” She comments, as she designs her in-game avatar who looks identical to her.
Effect: @@DEMONYM_ADJECTIVE@@ children are dominating the in-game crime world
Age Police
Validity: Needs internet, content ratings for video games
Issue: Recently, it was discovered that children across @@NAME@@ had purchased and played various online games featuring heavy swearing, alcohol and drug usage, nudity, and even sexual content, without the knowledge of their parents, and concerned parents all over @@NAME@@ have been calling for better enforcement of game content ratings.
Option 1: “We need to enforce age ratings better to protect our children from disgusting imagery like THAT!” Yells @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@, an overprotective mother, as she points to an in-game screenshot showing several players consuming alcohol. “These sorts of games are dangerous for kids! Today, our children are playing these games, and tomorrow, they’ll be robbing people blind in the streets to fund their addictions! If people want to buy games, they should provide proof of their age, like a photo of themselves. Just asking them what their age is won’t work, anyone can lie on those!”
Effect: children regularly trick their parents into taking selfies to get adult-rated games
Option 2: “Good idea, but we need to do more than just getting pictures.” states @@RANDOMNAMEMALE@@, who is, most notably, not a parent. “Listen, getting a photo for proof of age is a good idea, but kids can easily find photos of adults online, so why don’t we just scare them so they don’t try lying? If children are caught playing a game they’re too young to play, send them to prison for a bit to see what happens if they continue to not follow rules. You know, scare them a little. I guarantee that not even the thought of getting a game out of their age range will pass through their head once they’re done.“
Effect: prisons are also known as time-out buildings
Option 3: “I don’t see the issue here.” Says @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@, the mother of one of the children found playing adult-rated online games, and a gamer herself. “My child’s having fun, and I get some peace and quiet. No one needs to enforce age ratings. No one follows them anyway, so all they really do is sit there on the screen and judge you for not following them. All we need to do is get rid of age ratings, and we’ll be guilt free! Besides, I don’t even like the idea of game companies knowing what I look like.” She comments, as she designs her in-game avatar who looks identical to her.
Effect: @@DEMONYM_ADJECTIVE@@ children are dominating the in-game crime world
Age Police
Validity: Needs internet, content ratings for video games
Issue: Recently, it was discovered that children across @@NAME@@ found to have purchased and played various violent online games meant for adults without the knowledge of their parents, and concerned parents all over @@NAME@@ have been calling for better enforcement of game content ratings.
Option 1: “We need to enforce age ratings better to protect our children from that… that THING!” Yells @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@, a mother known to overreact, as she points to a picture of a slingshot. “Those sorts of items promote violence, and imagine for a moment what our children think of when they see that! Violence and death, that’s what! If people want to buy games, they should provide proof of their age, like a photo of themselves. Just asking them what their age is won’t work, anyone can lie on those!”
Effect: children regularly trick their parents into taking selfies to get adult-rated games
Option 2: “Good idea, but we need to do more than just getting pictures.” states @@RANDOMNAMEMALE@@, who is, most notably, not a parent. “Listen, getting a photo for proof of age is a good idea, but kids can easily find photos of adults online, so why don’t we just scare them so they don’t try lying? If children are caught playing a game they’re too young to play, send them to prison for a bit to see what happens if they continue to not follow rules. You know, scare them a little. I guarantee that not even the thought of getting a game out of their age range will pass through their head once they’re done.“
Effect: prisons are also known as time-out buildings
Option 3: “I don’t see the issue here.” Says @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@, the mother of one of the children found playing violent online games. “My child’s having fun, and I get some peace and quiet. No one needs to enforce age ratings. No one follows them anyway, so all they really do is sit there on the screen and judge you for not following them. All we need to do is get rid of age ratings, and we’ll be guilt free!”
Effect: @@DEMONYM_ADJECTIVE@@ know more about guns than actual soldiers do
Age Police
Validity: Needs internet
Issue: Recently, a young child was found to have purchased and played Carjacker 10, a violent online game meant for adults, all by himself, and concerned parents all over @@NAME@@ have been calling for action fearing for their own children’s innocence, and their wallets, regarding the age rating system and its enforcement for video games.
Option 1: “Our children are precious, and cannot be exposed to that… that THING!” Yells @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@, a mother known to overreact, as she points to a picture of a slingshot. “Those sorts of items promote violence, and imagine for a moment what our children think of when they see that! Violence and death, that’s what! If people want to buy games, they should provide proof of their age, like a photo of themselves. Just asking them what their age is won’t work, anyone can lie on those!”
Effect: children regularly trick their parents into taking selfies to buy games
Option 2: “Good idea, but we need to do more than just getting pictures.” states @@RANDOMNAMEMALE@@, who is, most notably, not a parent. “Listen, getting a photo for proof of age is a good idea, but kids can easily find photos of adults online, so why don’t we just scare them so they don’t try lying? If children are caught playing a game they’re too young to play, send them to prison for a bit to see what happens if they continue to not follow rules. You know, scare them a little. I guarantee that not even the thought of getting a game out of their age range will pass through their head once they’re done.“
Effect: prisons are also known as time-out buildings
Option 3: “I don’t see the issue here.” Says @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@, the mother of the young child found playing Carjacker 10. “My child’s having fun, and I get some peace and quiet. No one needs to enforce age ratings. Actually, let’s just get rid of them entirely. No one follows them anyway, so all they really do is sit there on the screen and judge you for not following them. All we need to do is get rid of age ratings, and we’ll be guilt free!”
Effect: @@DEMONYM_ADJECTIVE@@ children know more about guns than actual soldiers do
