1. What are the ethical and legal issues? Kent has design a video game for teenagers that included sex, violence and some forms of nudity. Kent should know this type of video is not suited for teenagers. Brad does not seem to mind marketing this type of game to teenagers as long as his company makes a profit. Kent’s dad should not have encouraged him to continue working on the Lucky project. Although the project would create more jobs it would be at the expense of our teenagers. The game would have legal issues because it involves gambling, which is illegal in some states and definitely illegal for teenagers. There may also be legal issues with selling an American made game to under age children in other countries.
2. What are Kent’s options? Kent can take a moral stand and turn down the new assignment which would probably leave him without a job or demoted. He could also go back to the drawing board and recreate the games according to how Brad would like to sell them. He would still have to consider how the game will affect teenagers in other countries or even on the internet. If he decides to continue working on the project, this would benefit the company’s revenue and bring new jobs for the company. He has to decide what is more important making a profit or taking a moral stand.
3. Discuss the acceptability and commercial use of sex, violence, and gambling in the United States? In the United States sex and violence are a part of most American everyday routine. The videos games that most kids are playing today contain some form of violence and sex (partial nudity). The reality shows and most sitcoms on regular television contain the use of sex, violence, and gambling. Almost every song on the radio includes some form of sex and violence. It seems to be highly acceptable in the United States. Gambling is highly accepted as well. Although some forms of gambling