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Washington State Restricts Anti-Cop Videogames

Posted by simoniker on from the tony-hawk-restricted-too? dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to this CNN report mentioning that Washington state is the first in the US to regulate the sale of videogames to minors. The bill, passed Monday, "..forbids selling minors any video or computer game depicting violence against law enforcement officials.". Interestingly, the law (as mentioned at Slashdot a while back) seems to ignore the fairly well-respected voluntary ESRB ratings for games, with the article suggesting that Enter The Matrix might be banned for purchase by those under 17, due to the player battling cops, despite EtM only being rated 'Teen' by the ESRB.

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  1. they thought this one out... by saiha · · Score: 2, Redundant

    I'm glad that they make the distininction that it is alright to kill people, as long as they aren't cops.
    -saiha

  2. But what if... by kinnell · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ... the cops have been kidnapped by aliens and turned into evil flesh eating zombies, and the only way to save the world is by killing them all before the eat you? Would that be OK?

    --
    If I seem short sighted, it is because I stand on the shoulders of midgets