Young see blue movies

Press, 6 November 1984, Page 6

Young see blue movies

PA Hastings Scenes from blue video movies are being described by schoolchildren, aged eight and nine, in class talks, according to a police youth aid officer in Hastings. The children are also said to be acting out such scenes during play times at school and outside the school grounds. Hastings police said yesterday that they had received 10 complaints from teachers, principals, and the public. Some schools were

'notifying parents of the problem by letter. A youth aid officer, Constable Ellen Young, said she believed the problem arose directly from blue movies seen by the children at home, usually without the parent’s knowledge or . supervision. “We’d like parents to be a little more discreet and have more control on the videos their children watch. Parents should not assume it’ll go over the top of the kids’ heads, because it’s not,” she said.

Video libraries were told yesterday that they had a responsibility to avoid hiring out videos that promoted sexual exploitation and violence. About 200 members of the Video Retailers’ Association, who have been running a petition in their shops calling for the right of individuals to watch what they like in the privacy of their own homes, had invited comments at their annual meeting in Auckland from groups with opposing views.