Parents

The people who signed “Hollywood Simply Can No Longer Abdicate Its Responsibility to Kids” (Commentary, July 21) got the title wrong. It should say “Parents Can No Longer Abdicate THEIR Responsibility to Kids.” No matter how violent TV, movie or game images may be, children need to be taught right from wrong. Parents have a responsibility to instill in their children, by example and education, the most basic human expectations of kindness, compassion and rejection of abhorrent behavior, so that when it occurs before their eyes (on television or in movies or games) it is considered unreal, at best, and certainly unacceptable.

The solution begins with parents demanding the respect of their children--and that starts at a very early age. The real responsibility for what’s happening in (and to) our society rests firmly on the shoulders of parents.

RICHARD E. GREENBERG

Pacific Palisades