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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. Before everyone freaks out... by ChePibe · · Score: 4, Informative
    1. If you're not in Utah, don't worry. This isn't going to affect you. So pipe down already and focus on preventing it in your own backyard.

    2. If you are in Utah, don't worry. I'm in Utah now, and guess one of the two will happen:

    a. It won't pass the Senate, as legislative sessions here are remarkably short anyways (just a bill to get a little attention). It will simply die with time.

    b. If it does pass the Senate, my money is on a "pocket" veto, pretty much just ignoring the bill. The Utah senate this year is farily tied up as it is.

    In any case, here's the text for the bill and the ammendment for those interested. It'd be nice if the submitters included this information when they sent in an article on pending legislation.

    1. Re:Before everyone freaks out... by B4L1STA · · Score: 2, Informative

      Actually, the funny thing is the house and the senate here are in a stalemate. The house is refusing to pass any bill sponsored by a senator and vice versa. The session ends in a week... if the deadlock continues, NO bills at all are going to get passed and $300 million is going to go unspent (at least until the governor calls a special session).

  2. I don't like Mondays by KillerBob · · Score: 2, Informative

    http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/mondays.asp

    There were school shootings long before video games started to take off, and long before the advent of the kind of graphic ultraviolence that this bill targets....

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  3. Re:This is stupid. by ACME+Septic · · Score: 2, Informative

    You want to know what's stupid? Lorie Fowlke wants to limit access to fake guns, while leaving open full access to real guns! (I think George Carlin had a joke about this.)

    FWIW, I am in favor of having access to both real and virtual guns. I just like to point out the lunacy of elected officials.

    Also, her page says elsewhere about "Family," "I will do all I can to pass and support legislation that protects the traditional family from government encroachment. I will fight for what is right against any government agency that uses its power inappropriately or illegally to interfere with the rights of the family."

    Like the rights to parent our children without government interference?

    Give me a fucking break.

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