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Personally, I think the problem lies between what Art and macmanmike6100 said.
I see many, many cases where the fault clearly lies on the parent(s).
I also see many cases where the problem was unavoidable.
Here is one personal example:
Back when we just had our one daughter, both my wife and I worked. Because of that, my daughter had to go to day care. While I wasn't happy with the idea, I didn't feel we had the choice.
That is, until dinner time one night.
My 2 year-old pointed her finger at me and said, "BANG-BANG, you're dead!"
She didn't learn that from home.
The next day, we sold our second car, made plans to move to a smaller, less expensive place and we never had any of our kids in day care again (there were other problems with day care, this one just really stood out)--one parent was always home during the day.
Also, while it sort-of falls into the "parental" problem side: How do I watch over my kids when they are at someone else's house? Someone, let's say, who doesn't necessarily share my views on TV/Movie standards? Do I not allow my kids to play at their friend's houses? Nope, can't really do that, now can I?
And, to comment on a point made earlier in this thread: Yes, it is about the kids.
We are adults. We should be able to make our own decisions regarding what we see/saw/watch/etc. What we see/hear/read shouldn't have too much of an effect on us.
Kids are still having their minds formed. They are still learning about who they are and where they are going. They still need the guidance that we, the parents, are supposed to provide them.
They are the true innocents and must be protected (because they can't protect themselves--age related of course) or we risk even worse problems down the road in our society.
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