TEENSPEAK: Why do you think parents are so busy and don't have enough time for their children?
Feinstein: Because the work-place has changed. When I grew up, my mother didn't work, she didn't have to work. Today, most young people have to work. I have a grand daughter, yet my daughter works and her husband works, and that's kind of the pattern. Additionally, we have got a divorce rate that's 50% today. That's not the greatest thing. It is not insurmountable, but it is a deterrent to the overall family atmosphere.
TEENSPEAK: Do you think that parents should be held accountable for the trouble that their kids create with regard to gun violence?
Feinstein: Yes, I do. I think that if parents are responsible and have weapons, they must keep those weapons in a responsible way. A loaded weapon on a dresser, or in a breakable cabinet is not a responsible way of keeping a weapon.
TEENSPEAK: Are heads of corporations responsible for teenagers' actions too, and should they be held accountable?
Feinstein: They should be accountable too, and they have a responsibility to understand what we are going through as a society. I often tell people, when I grew up, television was just beginning. There was "The Ed Sullivan Show," "I Love Lucy," and "Ozzie and Harriet," and the worst show was "Dragnet" - it was the most violent show. Today, you can't turn a channel without seeing people bleeding, being punched and hurt in some way. Video games are violent too. All one has to do is look at that terrible game, "Doom" - and yet it is the most popular video game on the market. I did see a wonderful movie, "Keeping the Faith". It gave me such a good feeling, and it was so much fun, and there was so much humour. Nobody got killed. We need more movies like that. Actually, a 14 year old told us about the movie. This 14 year old boy had seen it, and he recommended it to his parents, who recommended it to us, and we loved it. That is encouraging.
