California Passes Violent Games Bill

TecnaDigit writes "Today, after sitting on the bill for nearly a month and constant political pressure, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 1179, the bill that would prohibit the sale and rentals of violent video games to minors. Again, the Entertainment Software Ratings Board and the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) are challenging the bill. According the the VSDA, the bill is faulty in that a game is decided whether or not it is 'violent' by juries, and different juries could have different opinions on what is defined as 'violent'." Commentary on GamerGod.

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Free?

[Anonymous Coward]

So it is illegal to sell or rent. What if I give them away for free? I am going to make them obscene games as well so go ahead and ban that Kalifornia!

F*ck the children!!

[Allison Geode]

you're only a child for what, 10 years? 15 at most, really. assuming you're able to survive to old age, you're an adult for much, much longer than that.

by all means, protect the children, but don't do it at the expense of those of us who are able to survive past the larval stage.

Arnold against violence?

[Anonymous Coward]

First he should ban all his movies. They were qiute violent if my recollection is correct.

Re:Strawman arguments against parents

[SuperDuG]

Even now, I have to keep my kids away from the video games in most movie theater lobbies because some of them are ridiculously violent--more violent than some of the crap on the movies playing there. I have to carefully watch what games are demoed at Toys-R-Us. I have to keep a close eye on what my kid sees on the covers of the game boxes.

Guess what ... the world ... is full of sex and violence. It's not just the video games, it's reality and teaching your kids to ignore the truth is sure going to help them grow up and be closed minded idiots ... just like you.

Turning off the news, ignoring the papers, and putting your fingers in your ears while screaming *la la la la la la la la* does NOT, I repeat, DOES NOT, make the worlds problems go away. You think being a parent is hard? Try doing it in a country where you fight every day to make sure your children are fed and not raped everyday. What? Is your ivory tower too tall to realize that making sure your children don't see sex (something natural and not icky) and violence in a video game ... that you fail to realize that parents around the world are making sure their children don't die of disease or war?

Feel lucky that your biggest worry is making sure your little brat doesn't see breasts or guns.

I guess I missed the fact that sex was a bad thing. You ... among all people ... should realize that SEX ... is what made you a fucking parent.

I'm getting off topic here... forgive me. Children knowing things is not a bad thing. It's your job as a parent, to make sure that they're safe and that they are mentored. You help them to make sound decisions and to have a foundation to build from. Teaching them that the first thing they need to do is HIDE from things that they don't think are "appropriate" is a great lesson indeed.

It's hopless, you're just another stupid ... parent.