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Indiana Tries to Pass Game Law Again
phaedo00 writes "Ars Technica has posted their take on Indiana's newest attempt at passing a game law that seeks to restrict the sale of violent video games. This, despite that fact that similar legislation has a track record of failing in every state it has been proposed in. From the article: 'The state capitol, Indianapolis, was one of the first cities in the nation to try and strike out at violent video games, first going after arcades and other entertainment vendors back in 2000. The quest ended up where they all do: in front of a judge, and left for dead. Now that California, Illinois, and Michigan have all suffered astounding defeats in their attempts to address PC and console game sales, Indiana wants to join the ranks of the failures.'"
Worst. Country. Ever.
Indiana, ya know what? You can bite my fleshy white ass. I just bought gta: Liberty City Stories for psp and am enjoying every fucking sicko minute of it. Woohoo, there goes another pedestrian! *smush!*
You can't outrun them. You can't destroy them. If you damage them, the essence of what they are remains -- they regenerate and keep coming... eventually you will weaken -- your reserves will be gone... they are relentless.
That guy should stick to recovering ancient artifacts and stuff and leave law making to the experts.
look! ive play all teh quake and gta gamez and im not stupider than any1 else i kno... and if u belive it amkes ppl crazy or sumthin i just hav 1 thing to say u... im gonna fucking eat ur children!! yea u heard me right... im gonna do that and then eat ur fuckin ears like mike tyson and kill hookers like they do in gta... omg thats awesome lol dont u think
so u fuckin losers get a life video gamez dont affect u!!!
Beware: In C++, your friends can see your privates!
I seriously would like NYC to secede from the country. Then we can ban visas from all red states. Can't stand those disgusting, backwards idiots.
-- You see, there would be these conclusions that you could jump to
they should pass a law instead that requires all teenage boys to purchase and play at least one version of "Leisure Suit Larry". i know that game has helped me immensely.
You fool, you silly fool. The Amouth (879122) post is intentionally mis-spelled to discredit Liberal America.
More specifically, it's part of a plot to make all you Freedom of Speech nutters, Homosexual Marriage supporters, Abortion Baby Killer advocates and Water Fluoridation practitioners look ignorant, uneducated, and stupid. (You gotta admit - pretty good work).
879122 is with a branch of the NSA PR Office and works with cookie dissemination ... and please gimme my off-topic hit here.
Then Utah should prorate taxes for polygamists as a factor of the number of wives they have. And cohabitators should receive these same benefits as well, regardless of their proclivities or relations.
"What's in Kim Jong ils PS2 right now you think?"
He doesn't know either. He's trying to build a nuclear power plant so he has enough electricity to turn the thing on.
It seems computer games are to be blamed for the epidemic of illiteracy too.
Far be it from me to instruct you guys - as Americans - on the use of American English, for I am a Brit and as such there are sure to be others better qualified to make the observation I am about to make, but in the absence of such, I humbly submit as follows:
It's "capital", not "capitol". Go. Check now. Go on. I am fortunate enough to have a copy of the Oxford American Dictionary only a keypress away, which defines "capitol", or rather "Capitol" as:
Thus the usage in the submitter's blurb - "the state capitol, Indianapolis" - is incorrect, as, unless I am very much mistaken, the building implied by the term "capitol" is not named "Indianapolis". I presume the submitter intended the wording "state capital", and only namedropped Indianapolis after a comma for the benefit of international readers like myself who, unlike Americans, are sometimes unfamiliar with certain of the state capitals. Otherwise, if "capitol" was intended, might I suggest "the state capitol, (in|located in|situated in) Indianapolis". Incidentally, it is worth noting that the word "capitol" does not really exist in British English.
:)
The British are wont to decry the ill effect America has had on the English language. At least try to prove them wrong in matters concerning your own coinages. This is the second time this has happened this week, if memory serves!
iqu
(N.B. The tone of this post is playful. It is not intended to invite lengthy flames. If you do not understand British humour, think twice before replying.)
A spokesperson said "It is a basic fact that any adult who says someone under the age of 17 can't do something is a fucking fascist bastard and should be hunted down like a dog."
They added that a more reasonable way of handling any problems parents might have about what material their children are viewing is to follow them around 24 hours a day and engage in random searches of their rooms and clothing. "That's taking your responsibilities seriously and not just handing them over to the Police State", he said.
Next week Ars Technica will be reviewing conversion kits which allow children to operate up to compact-sized cars and discussing plans to "get The Man out of kids' faces" when it comes to driving licencing.
TWW
"Encyclopedia" is to "Wikipedia" what "Library" is to "Some people at a bus stop"
Considering that we _were_ the ones who tried to set the value of pi.
:-)
http://www.acc.umu.se/~olletg/pi/indiana.html
Us silly Hoosiers.
PS - If you will insist on using netiquetically repulsive capitalizations, at least get it right. Your last line should read:
The FEDS will be after YOU!
(Note that a misplaced emphasis on the "after" implies that the Feds have failed in an attempt at queue-jumping).