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Illinois Videogame Law Struck Down
Big_Al_B writes "CNN reports that a federal judge ruled against the state of Illinois law that banned the sale of some games to minors." From the article: "The Illinois law, which also was to go into effect January 1, would have barred stores from selling or renting extremely violent or sexual games to minors, and allowed $1,000 fines for violators. Kennelly said the law would interfere with the First Amendment and there wasn't a compelling enough reason, such as preventing imminent violence, to allow that." Triumphantly, GamePolitics offers up the ESA's reaction to the decision. The Governor has vowed to appeal, so this isn't over yet.
How much experience do you have dealing with contemporary parents? I mean, aside from living in your parent's attic. Your self-righteousness is a complete boor.
So paedophilia and gassing Jews is fine because stopping those things are ineffective and/or tyannical. Indeed, outlawing murder is ineffective since it still goes on.
Basically your argument is "there's no such thing as society or social responsibility; I should be allowed to do whatever I like when I like to whomever I like.", and I ain't buying it.
First it will be because the parents beat them while doing coke, then it will be because they abuse them psycologically, then because they don't provide adequate (adequate... to what?), and you see where this leads.
I see where it leads to in your head but in the real world there are such things as morals and ethics and agreed standards of behaviour and I have no problem with saying that I want those I agree with enforced, and I want the right to request those I don't agree with put to a vote. It's called democracy.
I don't need to remind you of soldiers drowning Chinese new-borns because their family already had one.
I think you do, actually. China has never officially done that, they "just" made the parents lives hell until they had an abortion or agreed to adoption on birth. In fact most infanticide in poor countries is done by parents themselves, which you would seem to support as their lifestyle choice.
I do not think it is in the interests of society (particularly such a sick one as America) to raise children with the idea that violence is synonymous with entertainment. I'm not terribly sure that it's a good idea with adults either but they have the faculties to decide that for themselves and vote accordingly (in several ways); children do not.
TWW
"Encyclopedia" is to "Wikipedia" what "Library" is to "Some people at a bus stop"
I'm firmly of the opinion that all people, especially teenagers, should be given all the rope needed to hang themselves. I have to work my ass off all day in school, and will have to for the rest of the year, because the school is worried that if a grade 11 has a spare, they might fail classes and not have enough credits to graduate grade 12. You know what I say to that? Fuck 'em! If they don't have enough credits, don't let them graduate. They have to learn at some point. Teach children to do whatever they do responsibly. Instead of saying "don't drink, don't do drugs, don't smoke, etc." say "do these things responsibly, and don't allow them to interfere with school and whatnot". People will never learn responsibility if they aren't given an opportunity. You can't make an omlette without breaking a few eggs, and you can't learn proper responsibility if you aren't given the chance to learn through your own fuckups now and again.
Now why, oh why, can't more conservative Christians be like you? Bravo!
Because most people who label themselves as "conservative Christians" are neither conservative nor truly Christian?
He is a Christian conservative. Most others who claim to be both are neither.
Cyric Zndovzny at your service.