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Calif. Petitions Supreme Court On Violent Video Game Bill
eldavojohn writes "You know the drill, violent video game bill struck down because: "We hold that the Act, as presumptively invalid content-based restriction on speech, is subject to strict scrutiny and not the 'variable obscenity' standard from Ginsberg v. New York. Applying strict scrutiny, we hold that the Act violates rights protected by the First Amendment." Well, that didn't satisfy a PhD child psychologist turned Democratic California State Senator named Leland Yee who states in his press release that "California's violent video game law properly seeks to protect children from the harmful effects of excessively violent, interactive video games. I am hopeful that the Supreme Court — which has never heard a case dealing with violent video games — will accept our appeal and assist parents in keeping these harmful video games out of the hands of children. I believe the high court will uphold this law as Constitutional. In fact in Roper v. Simmons, the court agreed we need to treat children differently in the eyes of the law due to brain development." His appeal (in PDF) is here and you can find some industry reactions to the Supreme Court hearing at GamePolitics. Unfortunately Yee seems to be a bit more competent than old Jack Thompson, who is pushing a bill in Louisiana today."
I misread that as "Japanese teen gundam prone to violence" and I thought, sheesh -- of course they're prone to violence, that's what they were *built* for.
And then I realized that it's no longer naptime, but apparently I'm still dreaming.
"Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will of their master: a fell race..." -- J.R.R. Tolkien on Olog-hai
Seconded.
I also propose kicking trouble makers out of schools and onto the streets, then filling those desks with puppies.
To be fair, Arnold's trying.
Agree with him or not on specific issues, he's one of the best examples of a politician the country has seen in ages. He tries hard, he isn't ridiculously corrupt, he's not afraid to call people out, he doesn't put party lines first, and it's obvious he actually cares about California.
He just gets fucked over by the state legislature in terms of getting anything done, and gets attacked by unions when he tells firefighters and teachers to shape the fuck up.
Dad is that you?