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Rhode Island Chapter |
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 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.
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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
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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.
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Sold |
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Best Buy
41 Commerce Way
Seekonk, MA 02771 |
5 Star Video
1050
Willett Ave # 2
Riverside,
RI
02915 |
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Blockbuster
1201 Fall River Ave
Seekonk,
MA
02771 |
Hollywood Video
575 Taunton Avenue
East Providence, RI 02914, |
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Fye
1201 Fall River Ave
Seekonk, MA 02771 |
Newbury Comics
74 Providence Place Mall
Providence, RI 02903 |
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GameStop
47 Commerce Way
Seekonk, MA 02771 |
Sony Style
44 Providence Pl
Providence,
RI 02903 |
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Wal-Mart
1180 Fall River Avenue
Seekonk, MA |
Target
79 Commerce Way
Seekonk, MA 02771 |
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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. |
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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."
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