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Oklahoma Senate OKs Violent-Games Bill

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the where-is-their-judge-to-vote-it-down dept.

CNet is reporting that the Oklahoma Senate unanimously approved a new violent-games bill on Monday that makes it a crime to sell violent video games to children under 18. From the article: "The bill passed 47-0 in the state Senate, but is being held on a motion to reconsider the vote within three legislative days before being sent back to the House to vote on Senate amendments."

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  1. Then the buyer should just get older by wickedj · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Seriously, this isn't a big deal. If the kid wants it that bad, they just need to get older. It happens to all of us. Either that or convince someone to buy it for you. The bill makes it illegal to sell to someone under 18 but not give it to them. Even Penny-Arcade agrees.

  2. tried and failed before by Kaellenn · · Score: 1, Redundant

    It's as if these legislators don't pay any attention to what happens in other states.

    This has been tried before--the courts have ALWAYS struck it down as a first ammendment violation. What makes each state think that they can get away with it?

  3. Wait?!? by egarff · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Did Tipper Gore move to Oklahoma?!

  4. Re:Text of the Bill. by operagost · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Since the bill doesn't define "holding hands" as sexual behavior (and who would? Even conservative private schools allow students to hold hands), you are wrong. It splits the general definition into three categories:
    1. Sexual intercourse (contact between opposites sexes)
    2. Homosexual (contact between same sexes)
    3. Masturbation (contact between you and... er... yourself)
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