California to revive violent video game law in federal appeals court |
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This Wednesday, California will be pitching the old anti-violent video game law to the Court of Appeals. This is the same law that received an injunction last year when it was ruled to be a threat to free-speech rights.The proposed law prevents those below 18 from buying and renting games that "appeal to a deviant or morbid interest of children and are patently offensive to prevailing community standards." Very vague. huh.
The proposal also requires retailers to put an "18" label on these kinds of video games. Retailers who allow these games to be sold to minors will be fined US$ 1,000.
A lot of groups were against it the first time it was brought up, saying that it was too broad and was unconstitutional. The movie and music industries were also against it, saying that the law could affect the sale of their respective medias that also have graphic violence.
Sen. Leland Yee, who wrote the legislation, has this to say about the proposal:
This is the same technology the armed forces use to help soldiers kill the enemy. All we're saying is, 'Don't sell it to kids.'
A point more reasonable than Jack Thompson's "murder simulator" argument to be sure. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration, represented by Deputy Attorney General Zackery Morazzini, also argues for the proposal, saying that ratings aren't enough:
It defies logic to suggest that our founding fathers intended to adopt a First Amendment that would guarantee children the right to purchase a video game wherein the player is rewarded for interactively causing a character to take out a shovel and bash the head of an image of a human being.
This would probably get out of hand if Thompson still had a say. Would probably get more amusing too. Whatever their arguments though, if the court found it unconstitutional last year, why should it be any different this year?
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If they lowered it to 17 years old than it would make sense considering M rated games are for 17 and older not 18 and older - Just as long as this doesn't affect T rated games; because that would be a huge violation of peoples rights to play games. Enforcing this law for M rated games makes sense, but if it goes to T rated games as well then there is a problem. And if a parent purchases an M rated game for their 12 year old than they shouldn't be hassled about it, that's the parent's right not the states.
I guess I can't take my kids out for trick or treating anymore. Life might be to traumatic for them. Pretty stupid law. What is this really going to prove? So if you take that away from them, I guess when they are needed in the military right out of high school they will all be sissies. Parents need to stay out of other peoples lives and mind their own business. Would you like me to tell you how to raise your kids? I think not.
It's not dictating to you how to raise your children. If you want your children playing mature games, that's fine--you just have to buy the game for them, rather than them buying it themselves.
so i could give a rats @zz about this law or wutever it is these days.
if you pay any attention to your kids then you know what games they're playing...
This is just so that kids cant buy video games over their age limit. Get ur kids these video games for all we care but just take responsibility IF ur kids go out and do something stupid instead of blaming the gaming industries for making the games "too violent"
im tired of hearing all this BS about violent videogames movies and music. if u dont want your kids to listen watch or playit simply dont let them do it or dont buy it for em. sure there are ways around that. but if your kid is dumb enuf to not know the difference between fantasy and reality than there is something wrong with them anyways. instead of taking this sh*t thru the court system, why not worry about something more improtant. like *****ing drilling off the shores of cali. or something that isnt as retarded as this BS. maybe all the asses in the system are jealous of the money the gaming, video, music industry makes.
Teens need a parent's permission to get a violent game yet no permission is needed to ABORT A LIVING FETUS.
California is about the most screwed up state in the country.
thats wut makes it the BEST!!
I agree with you mostly.
As god is my witness these *****ers in DC need to keep their head out of their asses and back on the books. Let's say fix the *****ing economy before you fix something else that isn't broken.
I have done repeated, redundant and exhaustive work (verifiable) through peer reviewed written works (by my hand) that prove beyond any doubt, "There is absolutely NO correlation between depicted (movies/video games/music) that in any way PROMOTES violence."
The bit about quoting the military as a reputable fact of teaching violence is pure bull*****. Repetitive action is what is being experienced. If you are repeatedly exposed to a symbol that relates to a hostile target then you shoot, otherwise, you do nothing more than stay 'at the ready'.
Yes, I too am prior military and also have first hand knowledge about this training technique. Had the Senator actually served he would know this too.
Fix your own house before trying to fix mine *****...
Nuff said...