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'Games as Porn' Bill Passes Utah House

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the way-to-go-legislators dept.

The state bill which attempts to equate gaming with pornography has passed the vote in the Utah house of representatives. GameDailyBiz reports: "Even though there's still no evidence of a direct link between video game violence and acts of violence committed in real-life, Hogue suggested that playing violent games leads to 'automatic learning of aggressive behavior,' and that violent games have played a role in school shootings. 'Would these same kids have done this anyway without watching violent videos? Maybe not,' he said, referring to the Columbine massacre."

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  1. "Maybe not?" by Zardus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Someone should have gotten up and made a rebuttal of "Or maybe yes." and then there'd be a deadlock as the opposing side tries to come up with an actual argument.

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  2. Number of good things to come out of Utah: by IgLou · · Score: 2, Funny
    Still at zero... That's meant in jest for those that can't take a joke.

    Like this is a surprise, it's Utah which according to wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah :
    Approximately 60% of state residents are adherents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

    Tell me no one saw this coming.
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  3. Misleading headline by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Damn it, where's my porn?

  4. Games are now porn! by Kirby · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's super convenient. Now I only have one hobby!

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  5. I can't help it. I stomp winged turtles on sight by beoswulf · · Score: 2, Funny

    Goddamn Mario. It's not my fault. Blame my parents.
    Also whenever I'm in a big box store I get the urge to run through the aisles, eating fruit off the floor and dodging obese people in brightly colored mumus

  6. (Games = porn) = (ban on porn = extinction)? by gweihir · · Score: 2, Funny

    If games are what causes violence, then porn must surely be what causes people to have sex?

    If this is true, then only people watching porn can reproduce. Hence if porn is banned, there
    will be no sex and no next generation anymore.

    The other way round, in order to ensure reproduction in the developed countries, free,
    high-quality porn should be available to everybody. Since games = porn, the same should
    be true for games.... I think I like this law!

    I also have a nagging suspicion: Do all these overpopulated 3rd world countries have better
    and more porn than we do?

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