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Judge Blocks Louisiana Violent Games Law
kukyfrope writes "A Baton Rouge federal judge has today issued a temporary injunction against Louisiana's violent games law that Governor Kathleen Blanco just signed last week. According to local newspaper The Advocate, U.S. District Judge James Brady issued the injunction just hours after the Entertainment Software Association and Entertainment Merchants Association filed the lawsuit in Louisiana. "How would a person assess whether a particular video game appeals to a minor's 'morbid interest in violence'? And what constitutes a 'patently offensive' depiction of violence? Persons of ordinary intelligence are forced to guess at the meaning and scope of the act," said New Orleans attorney James A. Brown"
...that makes me think we did the rest of the country an enormous disservice by not allowed the South to secede. I suggest we correct that mistake by putting the ol' secession bug back up the asses of ignorant Southerners everywhere, then just giving 'em a big wave 'goodbye!' when they declare their independence. With any luck most of the other extremists in the country will take the opportunity to move to the new Christian States of America and the rest of us will breathe one big sigh of relief.
Max
My god carries a hammer. Your god died nailed to a tree. Any questions?
From another post: I do not know you, but from the way you sound you are desperately trying to show how much of an adult you are and how any content that is not adult like enough sucks.. Don't worry, that is also a part of growing up, it will go again.
Your post: Perhaps Twain was wrong; maybe youth is best spent on the young, after all.
I was going to go through and respond to most of yoru points, and the other posters points, but I've decided not to bother.
Maybe I'm wrong, but you both sound like you have the attitude shared by most today; that is the refusal to grow up, and accept that the past is the past and that you can't cling to your childhood forever. Which is the real problem in America today; most people fall into this category. They didn't want their childhood to end, and didn't really accept it, and if they have kids, they'll do their best to make sure their kids never grow up. They refuse to accept responsibility for anything, nothing is their fault. If they're fat, its genetic, its not that they just won't put down the Coke can and french fries. They ask the government to babysit them; "make us safe! Keep those bad movies and games away from us! I dinged this guys door, so I'll just move my car instead of owning up to it. I need someone to tell me how to take care of myself, I can't be bothered to find out if what I'm eating is healthy or not."
Its an entire culture that needs to be told what to do and is incapable of taking care of themselves. Not everyone is like that, but it seems to be the majority, and its sad.