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Massachusetts Mayor Thomas Menino and legislators are moving forward with their bid to ban the sale of M-rated games to minors despite legal and constitutional setbacks against the very same policy in the states of Louisiana and Utah.Sponsored by Mayor Menino and 21 others in the state, the bill hopes to protect the youth from games that depict graphic violence and sexual innuendo. Menino is a central figure in the act to ban ads for M-rated games from public transport.
The bill is patterned after activist lawyer Jack Thompson's bid to classify violent games in the same youth-harming category as pornographic material. Thompson has made a name for himself in the gaming world as the man who continually seeks to sue Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive, makers of the best-selling Grand Theft Auto franchise.
The anti-violent game legislation proposed in Utah did not prosper and was immediately scrapped by game legislators. Louisiana's same bill did little better, moving past state legislators only to be ruled unconstitutional by federal courts.
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ok, if they ever get M-rated games banned etc. then they will be happy but what about the people that love the games, are they just going to sit there and be ok about this... no! And anyway they are trying to "ban the sale of M-rated games to minors" um normally M-rated games arn't ment to be sold to minors last time i checked and i wonder if they have heard of parents buying M-rated games for their children so it's a losing battle they're fighting. The kids are still gonna get the game from their parents or get an older person to get it for them
another idiot who sees games as a bigger problem than something like smoking. Till this fool smartens up theres no way the federal government will remove an industry which produces so much tax money that its vital it continue to come in. Get a real reason!
the one bad thing about boston. the politicians. all *****in dumbasses.
It's already illegal to sell a M or higher rated game to anyone under the age of 17 and in gamestop/eb/best buy you get fired if you do. the ESRB is there for a reason. Just like the R rating was eventually given to movies the M is the same thing. and you dont hear any politicians *****ing about grindhouse now do you.
I cant believe the mayor of my city that that moron seriously.
WTH?! These people need to realize that PARENTS should be responsible for whether or not their kid gets an M-rated game. The PARENTS should know if their kid is mature enough to handle the game and understand that it is a "GAME!!!" not an example of what to imitate in real life! OMG...
I would take this with a grain of salt i really would, for christ sake these are the same people who thought that light brites were bombs. We as gamers have very hard working passionate people on our side to protect our constitutional rights as us citizens and comsumers. It would be hard for me to believe that a bill such as this can pass. Not only will it upset the gaming community but the development studios as well. I really doubt that Microsoft Games will sitback and let them can some of thier biggest titles like crackdown.