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Schwarzenegger's Appeal of CA Games Bill Under Fire
The CA games bill struck down last week to cheers is currently in a holding pattern as Governor Schwarzenegger works on an appeal. His decision to fight the judiciary is coming under fire from several sources. The ESA has mounted a campaign against the initiative through its Videogame Voters Network. Even the media is objecting, with an opinion in the LA Times telling the governor not to bother. "Having made a career off fantasy violence, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is an odd advocate for the regulation of violent video games. After all, his face (and, sometimes, his voice) helps to sell a number of electronic kill-fests. Yet there he was last week, pledging to appeal a federal judge's decision against a state law banning the sale of such games to minors."
I'm in the minority here. I actually WANT children to be prevented from buying M-rated games by any means necessary. I'm tired of getting my ass handed to me by six year olds. For god's sake, go finger-paint.
When asked for comments the Governator's spokesmen replied: "He did it for the lulz".
Restricting sales to minors based upon these ratings is no different than restricting a minor's entrance into a theater based upon moving ratings.
So you mean it should be a voluntary restriction enforced solely by the game retailers, with zero force of law?
I agree completely. And in which case there's no point in the Governator even being involved.
That's where the hypocrisy is. Call me when Arnold starts campaigning to make it illegal to let minors into R rated movies, then he'll be consistent. Until then, he's a hypocrite.
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It's worth noting that the MPAA's rating system (and the enforcement thereof) is voluntary. If he were arguing for the MPAA's rating system to have legal enforcement as well, there would be no hypocrisy but he's not.
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I don't understand your point. There IS a ratings system in place. It's called the ESRB. Nobody has a problem with there being a ratings system. The question is should that rating system be regulated and mandated by the U.S. government? Currently, there is no similar government mandation that I am aware of in reference to the movie industry or the music industry. Such government intrusion would be unprecidented.