Indiana Town Questions Redbox Rentals

Legislators in a small Indiana town are questioning why Redbox includes R-rated movies in its kiosks.
The trademark red kiosks, which rent DVDs are often located in kid-trafficked areas such as McDonalds. This has been a cause of concern for the Union City, Indiana city council who has asked the local McDonald's franchise to remove R-rated and unrated titles from it's kiosks and carry only G-rated product(!) Having received no response from the franchise, the council is preparing to seek a state injunction to remove the mature movies from McDonald's locations.
This will be interesting to see how this plays out. Their argument will undoubtedly be 'cigarettes and alcohol are not sold in vending machines, neither should these movies.' That may be, but while there are laws against selling alcohol and cigarettes to minors, entertainment product is not covered by similar laws. The rating systems for movies, games, and TV shows are voluntary, not enforced by any law or government agency (unless there are local ordinances against the rental, sale, or exhibition of movies with a certain MPAA rating.)
Redbox is co-owned by McDonald's and Coinstar.

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