The governement SHOULD NOT be allowed to censor artistic expression of any kind. Good parents will allow their child to view/hear age appropriate material. The arguement that some parents are not good parents so the government should step in is ludacrous. I mean, if we really want to prevent bad parenting, why doesn't the government sterilize anyone deemed too stupid to care for their children. We can't expect the government to protect us from anything "harmful" without sacrificing many personal freedoms. I would rather have freedom and take responsibility for my own children and the materials they view/hear. Also, the world is a place full of sex, violence, drugs, and foul language. Children cannot be sheltered forever. I don't mean that anyone should show their toddler R-rated movies, however, some parents take things too far. The government is not responsible for everything. People need to stop blaming the government for everything that goes wrong in the world and instead take responsibility. If a person is a good parent they will teach their child a proper set of morels which, in turn, will make censorship uneccesary, because the child will be able to determine for themselves what is right and wrong.
Melissa/Slytherin