group memebers:
misha vinokur
shawn cissel
katie knodt
jon schuitenan
-there are two kinds of sin/evil in movies (306)
1. actual violence
2. morally wrong acts
-movies should be organized in categories by age, this precedent foreshadows modern day movie ratings (306)
-the morally wrong acts should be more enforced that the actual violence (306)
-rating doesn’t solve the problem but the bigger issue is the content of the movie
-wants the rating to be done by physical separation of theaters
-scenes that break laws may not (306)
o teach crime methods
o inspire potential criminals
o make criminals seems heroic
-revenge may be shown as long as the setting isn’t modern America, revenge can be shown in a past setting because it was breaking no laws (306)
-drug trafficking may not be shown (307)
- Liquor use may not be shown in places where it’s illegal and in places where its legal it must be shown in moderation