Watching a debate (a replay) where it was debated whether the 15-year limit is good or not, regarding the latest Twilight movie.
There were many comments that it was wrong with such a high age rating and that it should be lowered.

I agree completely with the current age limit.
Regardless of the fact that whatever young people say that they can handle all the violent scenes that take place in the film, we discuss here whether they can sort through all the different types of violence that occurs in their vicinity.
If I draw parallels to my work, I see that violence has increased in size and its nature. That is, it’s generally harder words between the young people.
When the same age group later approach me and try to convince they can deal with violent scenes, I once again become enlightened by how little their experience is.
They can not see how the world has changed, partly because they are in the middle of it and partly because they lack experience. And experience, they can only get through the time passing.
Children are becoming increasingly exposed to larger amounts of violence, it is finally blunting them and what used to be normal violence has now changed to even more violence.
Just look around in society.
Violence has escalated tremendously.

It is an adult responsibility to apply a limit, and it is we who must set limits when young people find it hard to see, understand and manage any impression that is imposed on them and their live.

Many of my students say (with pride in their voice) that they get to play games with age limit of 15 or even 18 years. When I hear this I get scared.
These young children (around 10-11 years old) are trained at an early age to learn to use violence where words fail.
Every time I feel strongly that I need to explain why there is an age limit on games.
Whether it goes in in their heads or not is hard to know, but I have to do what I can. Then let the parents know what I learned, so that they know. Finally, I must rely on parents to take responsibility.
And if parents need me to ”blame” for setting a limit, well then I’ll do it.

So there’s a reason that there is an age limit, help our children get the chance to be children a little longer.
There is plenty of time to get to the adult world anyway.
Have a wonderful time.

/ Patric