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Violent Video Game Law Struck Down

Posted by michael on from the gta-still-good-to-go dept.

The Importance of writes "Washington State banned the sale of violent videogames depicting violence against 'law enforcement officers' to minors under age 17. When challenged, the law was blocked by a preliminary injunction. Yesterday, a federal district court decided that the law was unconstitutional because it failed the strict scrutiny test and was also void for vagueness. Read the 15-page decision [PDF]. A summary of the case's holdings with quotations here."

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  1. Re:So.. by black+mariah · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    In many places it IS illegal to allow anyone under 17 into R or NC-17 rated movies. This doesn't have a fucking thing to do with the first amendment, moron. All that says is that the movies can be made, not that 8 year olds can see it.

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