Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Illinois Videogame Law Moves Forward

Posted by Zonk on from the what-game-industry-are-they-talking-about? dept.

The ongoing trend of legislating the sale of video games moves forward. Gamasutra has news on the Illinois law currently moving through the legislature, which apparently has "overwhelming support". From the Illinois debate: "An industry that is making so much money selling these things to your children is dealing with things like decapitation, defecation on people. There's vivid pictures of nudity. It's an industry that needs help being policed..."

2 of 192 comments (clear)

  1. No more than other media... by gimpynerd · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Seems to me video games should not be regulated any more than movies or music. If children playing mature video games is a problem then it is their parents' problem not the government's.

  2. Re:"for the children" by robw810 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Wonderful point there...

    Any time I hear "it's for the children," "the elderly," "less fortunate," "disabled," or some other emotional plea for support of some legislation, I always think:
    This legislation must be pretty bad if it can't support itself without blind emotional pleas...

    RW