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.'"

Comments

ARS?

[mugnyte]

  Today are we just going to post all the ARSTechnica.com articles?

-1 Redundant

Re:ARS?

[anonymous_wombat]

Not only that, but this was the very next story after the RIAA one.

Put your money where your mouth is

[MacFury]

I'd like to see Legislators prorate taxes for Gay couples. If they can't enjoy the same rights as a heterosexual married couple, don't charge them as much in taxes to offset the financial burden of not being able to get married.

Re:at fist glance

[Anonymous Coward]

Why do people insist on typing at 100 miles an hour just to be the first post? Obviously you did not take the time to check your spelling. Please people, CHECK YOUR DAMN SPELLING, reading some of these posts is painful! To quote /. at the bottom of the post editing window "Use the Preview Button! Check those URLs!" it should also read; "Use a goddamn spellcheck!" Just remember, WHITE OUT DOESN'T WORK ON YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN.

I'm in Indiana

[Dpaladin]

and I haven't heard a single word about this before now. Since I'm here, I feel qualified to say no one cares.

Re:Good to see the Taliban alive and well in USA

[ZeroExistenZ]

I'm a bit shocked by your comment.

Why is it so hard to understand that cultures differ, for one. (this seems to be an "All American way of thinking" btw. the USA isn't the center of the world, nor is your backyard. But I don't intend to flame)
And that not everyone looks at the western lifestyle as ideal and as desired?
Is it hard to imagine people being frightened and disgusted by the "American Way"? Is it so perfect then to you? Or are your views so limited that you cannot imagine it elseway, and it feels "weird" and "barbaric" when it's different? Who are you to claim supperiority over someone else by your own limited view?

Most Americans FEAR to be taken from their "constutional rights" as freedom of speech and shiver by the thought to have views and ways imposed onto them. (specially your government, it's like a crusade almost it seems.)
Is it then so hard to imagine that somewhere, far away from your bed, some people feel that they should hold on to their own values instead of being flooded by an influence which isn't considered as benificial? Or want to get some sortof grip and control on the stream once the valves of your commercial industry is opened to their public?

It's the same debate with the American movie-rating system I suppose. Where you want to limit certain influences in certain agegroups. It's not race-bound. But I suppose racism is a must these days, since every coloured person is a "possible terrorist" and should be tortured or killed?

So, since Americans induce terror and horrors to children over the "great ocean", I myself could produce such a cynical one-liner about "protecting your children from televised action", but enacting it abroad in front of the eyes of children with another identity, yet the same children.. even younger.