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More CA Games Bill Reactions

Posted by Zonk on from the can't-sit-still dept.

GamePolitics is reporting on more reactions to the injunction of the CA games bill. From the article: "This is just the first step in what is certain to be a lengthy legal proceeding. Once the state is able to present evidence in the case, the courts will have the opportunity to understand why the governor and Legislature believe the state has a compelling interest in protecting children from potential harm from exposure to extremely violent video games." The injunction just happened yesterday, so there are still a lot of fresh emotions here. More details on the stoppage at the BBC.

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  1. Anti-violent games, ey? by mister_llah · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Here's a thought, instead of blaming the companies that make legitemate software, maybe we should blame the vendors who sell it inappropriately, or even... I don't know... the PARENTS?

    This is like banning cars because people get into accidents, or banning sitting because people fall out of their chairs. ... and this, my friends, is why I am an occasional misanthrope.

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    MoM++ - A Classic Expanded - [Master of Magic 1.5]
    http://mompp.sourceforge.net/
  2. Oblig. Simpsons by truthsearch · · Score: 3, Funny

    Edna: Seymour, you have to think of the children's future.
    Seymour: Oh, Edna. We all know that these children HAVE no future.
    [Everyone stops and stares at Seymour.]
    Seymour: Prove me wrong children. Prove me wrong.

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    Developers: We can use your help.
  3. A choice quote by deblau · · Score: 2, Informative
    From the case in Illinois, which gave a permanent injunction against enforcing the Illinois Violent Video Games Law and the Sexually Explicit Video Games Law:
    The priceless heritage of American society is the unrestricted constitutional right of each member to think as he will. Thought control is a copyright of totalitarianism, and Americans have no claim to it. It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error. These concerns apply to minors just as they apply to adults. If controlling access to allegedly "dangerous" speech is important in promoting the positive psychological development of children, in American society that role is properly accorded to parents and families, not the state.
    Amen, Brother. I hope all you Illinois residents out there send a big thank you to
    JUDGE MATTHEW F. KENNELLY
    United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division
    Everett McKinley Dirksen Building
    219 South Dearborn Street
    Chicago, Illinois 60604
    The name of the case is Entertainment Software Association v. Blagojevich. The judge was quoting Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, from his opinion in a 1950 case.
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    This post expresses my opinion, not that of my employer. And yes, IAAL.
  4. Re:So idiotic... by geminidomino · · Score: 2, Funny

    Afterall, are you going to send somebody who's had a steady diet of the Sims ... to go find Zarqawi in Fallujah?

    It would take a hell of a long time...

    "No really, the pool is safe. Honest. Come on in."
    *enemy enters pool. GI Sim leaves pool and takes ladder with him!*
    "Ha Ha, you fool! You are doomed! Drown!"