THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, February 26, 1996 TAG: 9602220016
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A6 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: Short : 27 lines
I just attended the 5 p.m. showing of ``The Juror,'' an R-rated movie at a Virginia Beach theater and was shocked to see two women there to see the movie with a baby and a young girl about 8 or 9. The language, sex and violence were more than an adult could handle, and when I asked the manager how a child was allowed to attend such a violent movie, I was informed that any age child could attend an R-rated movie with an adult before 6 p.m. but not after that hour.
I agree it is up to the parents to screen what their children see on TV and at the movies, but how a parent could expose a child to a movie like ``The Juror'' that some adults find offensive I will never understand. The policy of R-rated movies should be looked into at all the theaters.
M. L. SMITH
Virginia Beach, Feb. 8, 1996 by CNB