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Illinois Game Law Passes
The Illinois law banning the sale of violent games to minors has passed another milestone. The Illinois House has given the law an okay, meaning both the House and the Senate have passed the law. It now moves on to be signed by the Governor. From the article: "... supporters insisted the government has a duty to help parents shield children from violence and sexuality. 'Don't let them become the monsters that we see in these violent games,' Democratic Rep. Monique Davis said."
In Australia, the rating system for movies and games ensures that if a game is MA 15+ you have to be over 15 to buy it. Doesn't this follow logic? What on earth is the point of your esrb rating system if it is not used. It is not as if it stopped me playing GTA:1,2,3 when i was under the recommended age, but the idea was that my parents knew that i was. Incidentally I pirated them so my parents didn't have to pay, but they **knew** what games I was playing. Isn't that the role of every good parent? p.s. this new authentication image has the worst clarity of any I have seen. Took 3 times to get it right!
If I had a 13 year old, for example, I might let it play a 15+ game, but would not allow it to play an 18+ game.
The law doesn't stop you from doing that. What it does is prevent the clerk behind the counter from making that decision for you.
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It's all well and good to voice your opinion to a congressman or -woman, but email is just too easily falsified for our representatives to pay attention to. The weightiest thing you could do if this really matters to you is to send a letter, via snail-mail, to Representative Davis.