Oklahoma Game Law Permanently Enjoined

The poorly-written game law passed in Oklahoma - and subsequently found unconstitutional by the courts - has now been permanently enjoined from existing. This has been a pet project of Governor Brad Henry, and this enjoinment will stop the law from rearing its head again. "The law sought to ban the dissemination to minors of any computer or video game that contains any depiction of "inappropriate violence," which was defined by depictions that fall into any one of nine broad categories. Violators would also have been subject to fines of up to $1,000 ...It also seems in some way that the law singled out the game industry, since according to the court decision, the law was found to be underinclusive - meaning that a minor might be prevented from buying a video game with 'inappropriate violence' but may still legally buy or rent the book or movie on which the game was based." GamePolitics has reaction to this decision.

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In case you didn't know

[The-Bus]

I got the gist of it from the article, but enjoin specifically means:

Law. to prohibit or restrain by an injunction. So it's not a made-up word. It's a perfectly cromulent word and now my vocabulary has been embiggened.

Re:The Score

[Constantine XVI]

It means that not only was the law struck down by the court, the state assembly cannot attempt to revive the law or a (IIRC) similar law

What about Nirvana?

[boot1973]

"No state is perfect"

I think Buddhists may disagree.