Rhode Island Chapter

Marcia Weeden, Chapter Director
P.O. Box 353
Barrington, RI 02806
(888) 790-5170

grassroots@parentstv.org

 

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IN THE NEWS:

PTC Calls on Rhode Island Legislature to Pass Bill to Prevent Adult Video Games from Being Sold to Minors - PTC Press Release

Say No to Violent Video Games – The Newport Daily News

Chapter Director Marcia Weeden Interviewed on NBC 10 about Grand Theft Auto IV release and violent video games in general. Click here to Watch!

PTC Rhode Island Chapter Finds Retailers Fail to Check Minors’ IDs - PTC Press Release

PTC Opens Rhode Island Chapter: First Chapter in State - PTC Press Release

SECRET SHOPPER CAMPAIGN RESULTS:

PTC Rhode Island Chapter Finds Retailers Fail to Check Minors’ IDs

The graph below shows the results of which retailers denied or sold a Mature rated videogame to a minor.

Denied

Sold

Best Buy

41 Commerce Way
Seekonk, MA 02771

5 Star Video

1050 Willett Ave # 2
Riverside, RI 02915

 

 

Blockbuster

1201 Fall River Ave
Seekonk, MA 02771

Hollywood Video

575 Taunton Avenue

East Providence, RI 02914,

 

 

Fye

1201 Fall River Ave
Seekonk, MA 02771

Newbury Comics

74 Providence Place Mall
Providence, RI 02903

 

 

GameStop

47 Commerce Way
Seekonk, MA 02771

Sony Style

44 Providence Pl
Providence, RI 02903

 

 

Wal-Mart

1180 Fall River Avenue

Seekonk, MA

Target

79 Commerce Way

Seekonk, MA  02771

 

A salesclerk in the electronics section of Target (79 Commerce Way, Seekonk, MA  02771) sold Devil May Cry 4 without checking I.D. 

Newbury Comics located in the Providence Place Mall, was the worst offender when it came to taking responsibility for selling a M-rated game to minors. Our secret shopper had no trouble whatsoever purchasing the M-rated game, Crackdown, for Xbox 360, which included an invitation to Halo 3.

CHAPTER DIRECTOR BIO:

Barrington resident Marcia Weeden has been named the chapter director. "Marcia is a leader in her community," PTC Executive Director Tim Winter said. "She is an organizer and a motivator and these skills will quickly translate into successful advocacy work for the Parents Television Council."
 

Weeden has been self-employed as a Quality Assurance Consultant since 1996 when she founded Quality Excellence Services. She was a member of the Toy Manufacturers of America where she worked on their Consumer Product Safety Commission and Toy Safety Committee. Marcia is a member of the American Society for Quality. As the former Director of Quality Assurance and Consumer Safety for a premium infant toy company, Ms. Weeden has spent years working to ensure the safety of children.
 

"What excites me the most about the PTC is that they are not affiliated with any political party or religious group, they instead stand up on behalf of children," said Weeden. "Wanting children-friendly programming cuts across all lines. It has nothing to do with being ‘square' or ‘uncool.' It does have a lot to do with wanting our children to be safe."

LOCAL NETWORK AFFILIATES:

WJAR 10 NBC
23 Kenney Drive
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: (401) 455-9100
www.turnto10.com/northeast/jar/home.html

WPRI 12 FOX
25 Catamore Blvd.
East Providence, RI 02914
Phone: (401) 438-7200

www.wpri.com

PBS
50 Park Lane
Providence, RI 02907-3124
Phone: (401) 222-3636
Fax: (401) 222-3407
programming@Ripbs.org

WLNE-TV 6 ABC
10 Orms Street
Providence, RI 02904
Phone: (401) 453-8000

www.abc6.com