'Games as Porn' Bill Passes Utah House

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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Yes, a whole new category of criminal

[sauge]

The dreaded "gamer." Three kids go on a shooting spree and so the 1,000,000+ who play are all lining up at gun stores.

This is a law brought to you by the people who want intelligent design taught in school.

It also an example of why people are disgusted with legislators around the country.

What about war?

[Anonymous Coward]

Not to start a big flame war or anything, but doesn't invading other countries kind of encourage aggressive behavior?

It seems that it isn't a question of aggressive behavior per se, it is where the aggresive behavior comes from that matters. In other words it is bullshit.

Re:A Bold Positive Step

[Locke2005]

Worse yet, they might start reading The Holy Bible, with it's sordid tales of lust, murder, incest, homosexual rape, etc.... just imagine what kind of ideas they would get out of such obviously subversive literature!