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ESA to Sue California Over Violent Game Law

Posted by Zonk on from the finally dept.

Advtg writes "In response to last week's bill banning the sale of violent video games (/. coverage), the Entertainment Software Association has announced that they are preparing to sue the State of California. From the article, "The Entertainment Software Association is planning to sue the State of California over the passage of AB1179, a bill that has outlawed the sale of violent video games to minors. President Douglas Lowenstein said that he 'intends to file a lawsuit to strike this law down,' and added that he is 'confident that we will prevail.' The article goes on to show how muddy the law is in comparison to other laws meant to protect minors."

14 of 347 comments (clear)

  1. Not muddy at all... by fragmentate · · Score: 4, Funny
    ...am I the only person who finds notions of pain and suffering odd in what is effectively non-reality? Can you intend to cause pain to something that, well, doesn't feel or perceive pain?
    They can only be talking about that very fringe of society that lives vicariously through their in-game characters. I don't remember any of the kids around here (I have a 10yr. old) mistaking any of the gaming as "real." Yet, here they are discussing it as though we were talking about the torture and elimination of... pixels?

    Clearly parents aren't responsible enough to make sure their kids aren't deranged, and that they do not feed their psychoses with violent video games.

    The only solution is obvious, let a government entity dictate it for us! They've clearly demonstrated tremendous judgement, and organizational skills!
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  2. This just in... by Mike+Keester · · Score: 5, Funny

    The two parties just announced that they will work out their differences over a cup of hot coffee

  3. As long as I get more GTA by Wizzmer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sue? Just get ya homie's and do a drive-by. Oh... wait...

  4. I have to say this is a much-needed law. by Peter+Trepan · · Score: 4, Funny

    After seeing the wild-eyed look kids get after they squash an innocent mushroom or turtle, after seeing the sadistic glee they obtain from causing Sebulba's pod racer to crash, I fear for our next generation.

    My question is, what are they going to do about black trenchcoats?

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  5. Considering Arnie is in charge.... by 8127972 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ..... Maybe a BFG9000 would be more effective?

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  6. California's law makes me... by MightyYar · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...want to KILL somebody.

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  7. Re:Videogames reflect life by Haeleth · · Score: 2, Funny

    There's nothing in Grand Theft Auto that doesn't happen every day in Southern California.

    Good God, I realised there was a massive crime problem down there, but surely people don't have sex too?!

    Truly, America is doomed!

  8. Re:Porn maybe a better parallel by Pneuma+ROCKS · · Score: 3, Funny
    There's a lot of soft core porn out there where the man puts the woman on a pedastel and respects her while he makes love to her.

    Could you point us to some examples of these sites? Maybe also some counter-examples of non-soft core porn so that we know the difference.

    Thx

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  9. Re:Porn maybe a better parallel by chris_eineke · · Score: 3, Funny
    I'd rather we have a bunch of horny kids out there humping than have a bunch of violent ones out there killing each other.
    Remember kids: always use a condom!

    Comma deliberately ommitted.
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  10. Re:Clarity is not the common case by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is just more of the left wing nannie state bullshit.

    I forget: is the Governator an Autocon or a Deceptibot?

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  11. Re:Clarity is not the common case by centipetalforce · · Score: 3, Funny

    Left wing nannie bullshit?? WHy does everything have to go to party lines? If anything these laws are made to appease the religious right. Since we are all overgeneralizing now, I call your post right wing devisive bullshit.

  12. This is just more of the left wing nanny state BS: by Errandboy+of+Doom · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...or more of the right wing heavily-armed-cop state BS. Neither party is a rich source of social libertarianism right now. So it depends on your PoV.

    Right, left, my preferred PoV is first-person. And as a proud player of violent videogames, all I know is that laws like these make me want to take a chainsaw to a legislator.

    PS - Check out Barbara Ehrenreich's "When Government Gets Mean: Confessions of a Recovering Statist" from the Nation, 11/17/1997. (Sorry, paper research req'd.) Basically, anarchism isn't just for Grover Norquist anymore.

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  13. Re:Porn maybe a better parallel by radarsat1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    In Mario the violence is presented almost whimsically. All fun, no blood, no consequences.

    Tell that to Mario.

    http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28338

  14. Re:What is the current state of image-filtering? by lgw · · Score: 3, Funny

    As well you should - it's the shame of Comp Sci departments across the nation that so many graduate with programming-related degrees and no clue about what's really happening. You know how it goes: one student leaves his trash all over the heap, and no one will admit to making the mess, so the teacher takes pointers away from the whole class!

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