QFT.. As far as benefiting the species as a whole, the government needs to step in. Not protecting Joe-Bob from OD'ing on heroin on the other hand is, dare I say it, natural selection.
Yes.. This is exactly the mentality that makes it get messy. It has nothing to do with free speech or the constitution. It has to do with minors getting to do things their parents don't want them to. I would love to see it all come crumbling down, but I know that will never fly. I just don't know why we all can't say "whatever" and go back to playing our violent, sex-filled games and watching our violent, sex-filled movies.
It wasn't really directed at you, but that's not the point.
I am not confused. I realize that it is not federally regulated with theaters, it is with the ratings board. Who have commercial interests as well. My only point was that it is seemingly trivial. Why do gamers have to have a "voice" about this. They are not the ones being fined for anything....
Wow.... It is great to laugh at people who type like they are texting on cell phones, but give me a break. I like to think that forums and general internet chat can be classified as "business casual." I use proper grammar and punctuation almost exclusively, other than trailing periods and sentences that run on... I wouldn't pass a term paper, but you can read what I am typing without straining. I think a commonly overlooked phrase can be left alone. But then again, it is a great reflection on our nation to begin with. No one cares what is going on, as long as you keep a good clean image.
I stared blankly at my post after reading this reply trying to see if I had made any errors. I also read the post a few times before hitting submit so I could make sure that my brain was flowing to text properly. I think everything is in order... so all I have to ask is... "huh?"
eh.. see my rant below.. My sentiments exactly.. Democrats shoot themselves in the foot supporting laws "against video games." They are NOT going after the content as much as the retailers:) And I'd love to see Walmart get fined every day for accidentally selling to minors.. Just think cigarettes;)
It finally dawned on me that everyone involved on either side is just being juvenile. I am a gamer. I play video games until my eyes bleed. I don't want anyone to have control over violence or sex in video games. I would just assume there not be any laws about any of this, however; I do see that if the laws that criminalize the sales of violent video games to minors are passed, and then some 12 year old goes and shoots up his school, then no one will be able to blame it on playing the video games this time.
What harm is it really to restrict the sales of the games to minors? If you are under 18, you won't be seeing an R rated movie, and that is just one viewing.
I don't think that playing violent video games negatively affects kids. I just think that gamers should take the high road and let them pass the laws and prove that parents are responsible for monitoring what their kids do. If they think their child is more likely to go insane if they play video games, they will not let them play video games.. And there is little chance that the child could go buy the game at a store behind their parents' backs. But when the child turns 18, it is his call:)
The second anyone tries to censor or restrict the content of the games themselves, I will be rioting with everyone. Right now we are just talking about the sale to minors.. Who probably just find torrents of the games anyways:)
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QFT.. As far as benefiting the species as a whole, the government needs to step in. Not protecting Joe-Bob from OD'ing on heroin on the other hand is, dare I say it, natural selection.
This kind of defeats the point of hacking sadly..
Let's attack the social norm just to sell more stuff anyway! Hooray for progress!
which is funny because those are tactics we used to win our independence in the first place =P
Yes.. This is exactly the mentality that makes it get messy. It has nothing to do with free speech or the constitution. It has to do with minors getting to do things their parents don't want them to. I would love to see it all come crumbling down, but I know that will never fly. I just don't know why we all can't say "whatever" and go back to playing our violent, sex-filled games and watching our violent, sex-filled movies.
It wasn't really directed at you, but that's not the point. I am not confused. I realize that it is not federally regulated with theaters, it is with the ratings board. Who have commercial interests as well. My only point was that it is seemingly trivial. Why do gamers have to have a "voice" about this. They are not the ones being fined for anything....
Wow.... It is great to laugh at people who type like they are texting on cell phones, but give me a break. I like to think that forums and general internet chat can be classified as "business casual." I use proper grammar and punctuation almost exclusively, other than trailing periods and sentences that run on... I wouldn't pass a term paper, but you can read what I am typing without straining. I think a commonly overlooked phrase can be left alone. But then again, it is a great reflection on our nation to begin with. No one cares what is going on, as long as you keep a good clean image.
I stared blankly at my post after reading this reply trying to see if I had made any errors. I also read the post a few times before hitting submit so I could make sure that my brain was flowing to text properly. I think everything is in order... so all I have to ask is... "huh?"
eh.. see my rant below.. My sentiments exactly.. Democrats shoot themselves in the foot supporting laws "against video games." They are NOT going after the content as much as the retailers :) And I'd love to see Walmart get fined every day for accidentally selling to minors.. Just think cigarettes ;)
It finally dawned on me that everyone involved on either side is just being juvenile. I am a gamer. I play video games until my eyes bleed. I don't want anyone to have control over violence or sex in video games. I would just assume there not be any laws about any of this, however; I do see that if the laws that criminalize the sales of violent video games to minors are passed, and then some 12 year old goes and shoots up his school, then no one will be able to blame it on playing the video games this time.
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What harm is it really to restrict the sales of the games to minors? If you are under 18, you won't be seeing an R rated movie, and that is just one viewing.
I don't think that playing violent video games negatively affects kids. I just think that gamers should take the high road and let them pass the laws and prove that parents are responsible for monitoring what their kids do. If they think their child is more likely to go insane if they play video games, they will not let them play video games.. And there is little chance that the child could go buy the game at a store behind their parents' backs. But when the child turns 18, it is his call
The second anyone tries to censor or restrict the content of the games themselves, I will be rioting with everyone. Right now we are just talking about the sale to minors.. Who probably just find torrents of the games anyways