Where Politics And Video Games Collide

Mom:"I never know what kind of video game to get him. He knows more about the video games then we do, so it’s kind of difficult to get one that is safe for him to play."

Translated: " I am out of touch with what my child enjoys. He plays them more than I do but I am too lazy to get online and read something that could help me decide which games are ok, so I will blame someone else."

Really, any of these surveys are absurd. Essentially what these parents are admitting to is either bad parenting or illiteracy. Even the front of the box: Grand Theft Auto, Manhunt, Bully, Hitman: blood money all contain words in the title alone that should tip parents off on what the game is about. A quick flip across the back and you can see what it is about, and why it was rated. Still concerned.. www.google.com, BAM everything you want to know. If after all of this you will still buy a game named after a felony for a child, then anything that follows is YOUR fault.
The parent has every resource available to aid in making an educated purchase, but chose to ignore them. Sure an argument can be made about not having time in todays workworld to sit down and do this. If the parent can honestly say they have no time, ie works 2 work shifts and comes home to sleep, then yes there is a problem. But that problem is of a social and economic nature. However most of these parents who "Have no time" watch TV several hours a day, surf the web, or do something for themselves. If they took 5 minutes a day to read up on their child's habits, game ratings would be a non-issue.
I could be totally wrong and the other possibility of all these parents being illiterate could be the case. If this is true...yeah you're kinna boned