I Could Ignore People, But Why Should I Have Too?
We need better and more tools?
Declaring television coarser than ever, a top federal regulator served notice on cable and [tag]satellite[/tag] programmers Tuesday to shield children from racy shows or risk coming under sharper government scrutiny.
“Parents need better and more tools to help them navigate the entertainment waters, particularly on [tag]cable[/tag] and satellite TV,” Federal Communications Commission Chairman [tag]Kevin Martin[/tag] told Congress.
In addition to expanding federal decency standards to include cable and satellite programs, Martin suggested several options, including creating a “family-friendly” tier of channels that would offer shows suitable for kids, such as the programs shown on the Nickelodeon channel.
He also said that cable and satellite providers might want to consider letting consumers pay for a bundle of channels that they could choose themselves, a variation of the so-called “a la carte” pricing system that some in Congress have backed.
“You can always turn the television off and, of course, block the channels you don’t want,” Martin said, “but why should you have to?”
[Source: FoxNews]
First of all, my dish box has two built in features. One blocks all shows that are “above” a rating of my choosing (ie: anything not rated G is blocked). The other allows me to block any channel I think is inappropriate for my kids.
Second of all, my dish box allows me to override either of those features with my parental code.
What other “better and more” tools do I need? I am quite capable of deciding what my kids should watch, and I am also quite adept at using the tools I already possess.
Why should I have to block the channels I don’t want or have to turn off the television?
To keep the government from interfering with MY choices for viewing television, as well as YOURS. That’s why.
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