Some parents can't monitor TV habits

Referring to the March 2 staff editorial ("Parents should screen TV shows"), the IDS staff is correct in their assessment that parents should screen TV shows. One flaw in their plan, though, is that many parents don't, and some parents can't. Take into account the parents who work double jobs to feed their families, and aren't around to watch TV with their kids. \nWhat about the parents who just don't care -- who is to account for the behavior of their children? If a child wasn't brought up to understand that behavior like that featured on "Jackass" is unacceptable, then why should we think that the parents are going to get involved now? The IDS staff doesn't offer any plausible solution to getting parents to monitor their children's television programming, and neither do I. But until somebody figures it out, limits must be placed on the way that programmers present their television shows.\nI'm not saying that the content of "Jackass," or anything else for that matter, should be censored, but networks like MTV shouldn't have to think too hard about moving shows like "Jackass" to a more appropriate time. The show is broadcast Sunday night in prime-time -- 9 p.m. Sure, most viewers should understand that "Jackass" stunts are outrageous, but many don't -- as evidenced by the 13-year-old child now healing from serious burns, all as a result of imitating a "Jackass" stunt presented in a truly jackass time slot.