Another Judge In Favor of Video Games |
Ó
In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the booming gaming community finds another ally in Judge James Brady as he rules against a law that bans the sales of violent video games. This is not the first time as other states like Minnesota, Illinois, California and Michigan had similar bans blocked in the courts.U.S. District Judge James Brady referred to such laws as invasion of the First Amendment, then issued an injunction. According to him, "Depictions of violence are entitled to full constitutional protection." In a similar event, a federal judge issued the state of Louisiana to pay three business groups including Entertainment Software Association more than $510,000 as legal fees.
Governor Kathleen Blanco then, after losing the court battle, appealed to parents to protect their children. "I'm calling on all parents to diligently monitor the video games that their children are allowed to play. If the courts can not protect our children, then we need to do it by rejecting the merchant of violence."
Those states that attempt to impose a ban argue that video games should be treated differently because its interactive nature encourages violence and it can be psychologically harmful to minors. The law sought to imposed both fine of up to $2,000 and one year in prison if the video game is proven to be appealing to a morbid interest in violence, patently offensive to an adult and the games are lacking in artistic, political or scientific value.
All above mentioned basis were nullified and deemed insufficient by the court one way or the other.
50 Jumps PlayStation celebrates 15th birthday
37 Jumps PSP homebrew - MHUSPEED v3
22 Jumps PSP homebrew - MacroFire v3.0.12
Contact Us:
The QJ.net Network |
 |
| Site | Feed |
| QJ.NET | RSS |
| Nintendo DS | RSS |
| PlayStation 3 | RSS |
| PSP Updates | RSS |
| Wii | RSS |
| Xbox 360 | RSS |
| MMORPG | RSS |
| Personal Computer Games | RSS |
| iPhone - iPod Touch | RSS |
| QJ.NET Forums | RSS |
Add QJ.NET
User Favorites - December
User Favorites - December
Categories
Archives
Accessories
Add-ons
Applications
Artwork
Batteries
Cheats
Deals
Emulators
Events
Featured Articles
Firmware
Flash Applications
Flash games
Game Demos
Games
Hacks & Exploits
Homebrew Applications
Homebrew Demos
Homebrew Development
Homebrew Emulators
Homebrew Games
Homebrew Themes
How-To
Humor
Imports
Interviews
Magazines
Mods
MY QJ
News
Off Topic
On Shelves This Week
Opinions & Analysis
Podcasts
Previews
PSP Go
PSP Minis
PSP Slim & Lite
QJ How-To Series
QuickJump QuickGuide
QuickJump QuickPeek
Reviews
Rumors
Scans
Screenshots
Site News
Titles
UMD Movies
Videos
Weekend Warrior
Wi-Fi
December 2009
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009
August 2009
July 2009
June 2009
May 2009
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009
December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
December 2007
November 2007
October 2007
September 2007
August 2007
July 2007
June 2007
May 2007
April 2007
March 2007
February 2007
January 2007
December 2006
November 2006
October 2006
September 2006
August 2006
July 2006
June 2006
May 2006
April 2006
March 2006
February 2006
January 2006
December 2005
November 2005
October 2005
September 2005
August 2005
July 2005
June 2005
May 2005
April 2005
March 2005
February 2005
January 2005
Comments [refresh]
The only part of the American government that still has any sense...
if there are, which are they?
just imagine if such a case was successful... it would certainly spell trouble for games in general.
Videogames aren't bad, some of the people who play them are
"I'm calling on all parents to diligently monitor the video games that their children are allowed to play. "
No *****, lady. If your kid plays a violent video game or a horror film and that kid is terrified for life, who's fault is it? The ESRB is their for a *****in reason, just like the ratings on films.
"Those states that attempt to impose a ban argue that video games should be treated differently because its interactive nature encourages violence and it can be psychologically harmful to minors. "
a lot of things encourage violence, and a lot of things can be psychologically harmful to minors.
how about we ban boxing or wrestling? how about we ban the show of gore on the daily news? how about we ban the show of "red asphalt" from driver's education classes because it can be psychologically harmful to minors?
What we should do is educate, not ban. The usage of "Red Asphalt," a series of videos that depict horrible traffic accidents, is used to educate prospective drivers about the dangers of driving so that they don't do something stupid on the road. Violent games are just what they are. They're violent games, emphasis on games. Children need to be educated about the violence they see in these games, and on other media. Education would ideally be from their parents, however we know that a lot of parents just don't give a ***** until they see on the news that people blame video games for some tragic event.
Actualy, you know what?
F*** educating the children. We need to do this one step at a time, and unfortunately the children aren't the first step. We need to educate the dumb**s parents/voters/lawyers/whoever about the nature of video games and whatever else they need to be educated about so that in turn they can make their own educated decisions about how to raise their kids.
summary: educate adults too, not just the kids
this is just a side thing that's a bit off topic but i was just thinking about the whole "promotion of violence" thing.
You know how shooters in the past were blamed for real life shootings? Think about shooting in a video game and in real life, does a few button taps (or keystrokes) really have the same feel as pulling a trigger?
now think about the motion technology in these next gen consoles. you think we'll see some news about a kid slashing some people to bits because he learned how from playing zelda?
just a thought (humorous on in my opinion, but you can take it seriously if you want to)
So my description has nothing to do with this but..
I have been following along with these articles and stuff from Jack Thompson (douche). What i dont get is why when the courts and stuff in the past issues ESRB ratings adn spending millions of dollers a year on implementing games with ESRB.
Im with most gamers who say that Parents shouldnt be buying there kids a game thats rated M. Like the Mother who bought her kid San Andreas and freaked when she got home and 5 min later walked in the room and there was "ebonics". Mature game. you get what its rated under. Language, sexual content, drug use, strong violence.
Face it this way to go further. You wouldnt buy you 8 year old son an Eminem CD when it has written on it PARENTAL ADVISORY, EXPLICIT CONTENT. But people bought there kids albums like that then complain about the content.
Same with a responsable parent wouldnt rent a 18a horror gore fest movie or something like that and watch it with there 5 year old kids.
Why, o tell me why. Should we have to pay for bad parenting. Games should not be effected by this. If games are effected media would go down hill because music,tv, movies will be next.
@6 ya, theres a lot of stupid sh*t that goes on in the US
and im sure everyone would like to see these accusers on that show "kicked in the nuts" heh, maby someone could "express their freedom" and create a game about it.
Shoudl tell newgrounds.com or a site liek that to do something bout it. If they are not allready.