We petition the Whitehouse to impose new ratings and regulations to TURN DOWN VIOLENCE in the media and entertainment industry including TV, MOVIES, RADIO, MUSIC, GAMING and Internet.
According to Media Education Foundation:
Research indicates that media violence has not just increased in quantity; it has also become
more graphic, sexual, and sadistic. A September 2000 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report showed that 80% of “R” rated movies,70% of restricted video games, and 100% of music with “explicit content” warning labels were being marketed to children under 17.
By the time the average child is eighteen years old, they will have witnessed 200,000 acts of violence
and 16,000 murders. Surveys have found 82% of the American public consider movies too violent.
It is time for change.