[BC] FCC & 9/11

[Craig Bowman]

I have a seven year old who sees more violence in cartoons than there 
was in this program.  I sent him to bed (under great protest I might 
add) early so I could watch it without him (accidentally) seeing parts 
of it and I am now not sure why.  I don't know what the big deal is. 

If this version is close to the truth the Clinton administration did 
much more than I thought (and a fine job) to seek retribution for the 
first WTC attack.  I do not know why he (they) would be upset.

Craig Bowman


mrfixit at min.midco.net wrote:
> Any of you here have any experience with your local TV station dropping (or 
> running much later) the 9/11 special last night? Any comments subsequently sent 
> to station or to the FCC regarding this? Any replies (yet)? Comments, opinions?
>
> And yes, I did. To the local station and to the FCC. My opinion is that the FCC 
> has overstepped it's responsibility and authority, and is edging ever so 
> slightly closer to government censorship. Censorship of what enters my house is 
> my responsibility, not anyone else's.
>
> I don't have any small children living at home, but in my opinion, the visuals 
> and description of people jumping out of the windows and bodies hitting the 
> ground exceeds the criteria of what is "bad" far more so than the occasional 
> (VERY occasional as far as I could tell) emotional expression of "dismay" in 
> the conversations. 
>
> For this reason, I would have not allowed any young children in my house to see 
> this production, not the language specifically.
>
> Dave Dunsmoor 
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