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Unconstitutional Video Game Law Costs California $2 Million

Posted by Soulskill on from the your-tax-dollars-at-work dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In hopes of protecting the children of California from the ravages of violent video games, then governor Arnold Schwarzenegger attempted to push through a law that would fine retailers $1000 for each infraction of selling a violent game to an underage child. However, in the wake of appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court, which struck down the law, California is now forced to pay the legal fees of all parties to the tune of two million dollars."

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  1. As much as I like ripping into politicians by pecosdave · · Score: 4, Interesting

    for wasting money, and granted this was waste in the name of violating rights and legislating morality, when you get down to it $2,000,000 is rather cheap for a screw up of this scale.

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  2. Re:there is nothing wrong with a rating system by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Some states have successfully made it illegal for anyone under the MPAA or ESRB rating to see the movie or purchase the game without parental permission.

    I'm not aware of any such state. Can you identify these "some states"?