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Illinois Gov. Seeks Violent Video Game Ban

Posted by Zonk on from the oh-those-wacky-flatlanders dept.

Foobar_Zen writes "Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois has apparently decided to build on past "wins". He seeks to impose legislation that will prohibit the distribution, sale, rental and availability of mature video games to children younger than 18. Breaking of this law would be punishable by up to one year in prison or a $5,000 fine." From the article: "The Illinois Retail Merchants Association blasted the governor's proposal as a way for retailers to become "the violence and sensitivity police for the state of Illinois." Update: 12/16 21:14 GMT by Z : Lum's take on this over at Broken Toys is excellent.

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  1. What about Onnline games? by stecoop · · Score: 2, Funny

    Who are they going to procecute if someone plays one of those *bad* games online where you don't even install it.

  2. IRMA: You're next! by Tackhead · · Score: 2, Funny
    > The Illinois Retail Merchants Association blasted the governor's proposal as a way for retailers to become "the violence and sensitivity police for the state of Illinois."

    "Blasted"? Poor choise of words, IRMA.

    I guess we know who's next on the Governor's world-o'-peace-love-and-fluffy-bunnies-or-else hitlist.

  3. News Flash by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The Governor of Illinois has been the victim of a carjacking.

    The Governor's car has been stopped by a young male who walked fearlessly in front of the car, flipped the governor off, pulled him out of the car, and muttered "don't blame me, blame society" as he drove away.

  4. communist Illinois by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    In communist Illinois, Duke Nukem Forevers YOU!

  5. Re:Consolidating your base by stupidfoo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Illinois is a fairly solidly

    wtf? I suck

  6. Wait a minute, what do they seek? by BandwidthHog · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do they seek a ban on violent video games?

    Or do they seek to violently ban video games?

    I hope they clear that up before issuing orders to law enforcement.

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  7. Re:video games are NOT physically harmful! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I don't know, those discs can be pretty sharp sometimes.

  8. Re:America's Army by DunbarTheInept · · Score: 2, Funny

    Power Rangers?? Pshaw! That's nothing. Try dropping an anvil from the top of a cliff onto your friend's head while playing that you're in a cartoon. Turns out it does far worse things than just make tweeting birds fly around his head while his tounge sticks out. Man, if only I'd known.

    Damn you, Wile E. Coyotee! Because of your corrupting ways I lost a good childhood friend! I thought I was over the pain by now, but I guess I'm not.

    Then there was that whole incident after watching Mary Poppins. It turns out that umbrellas don't make effective parachutes after all...

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