Connecticut Ponders Two More Videogame Laws
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If it wasn't so sad and led to so many deaths this would be hilarious, plastic arcade guns getting banned while millions (possibly) of real guns remain in circulation in the state and effectively unlegislated.Blablahb said:
The logic behind it baffles me.
Am I dreaming? Is this still actually happening? Seriously, is this all some ridiculous dream? It was so obvious that their initial law was illogical and pathetic that I thought that would be the end of it. And yet here we are. I'm not usually one to hold a huge biased grudge against a place I'd never heard of until recently, but Connecticut is rapidly becoming my least favourite place on this planet. How could a study possibly benefit anything if you've already banned and restricted the very thing your researching? Wouldn't that make any findings completely redundant, and also extremely biased?
Exactly. And who actually plays arcades any more? Also, why aren't other violent games in the arcade banned, like old school Tekken? Presumably anything remotely gun-shaped is now the biggest fear in that state, and yet guns are still perfectly fine.Blablahb said:
True. There is a somewhat sizable difference between trying to reach a conclusion and trying to come up with a link to a conclusion you've already made. The latter is a depressingly common form of government funded research.Aidinthel said:
Good grief this is getting out of hand, how long is the gaming industry going to sit back and take this bullshit? How long are we as the gaming community going to let these imbecilic lawmakers use us as their personal punching bag?
http://www.naturalnews.com/032414_acetaminophen_blood_cancer.htmljoshthor said:
I think people post "silly" responses, rather than responses citing studies and reasoning, because they have done so many times now, it's mental white noise, and they're tired of saying the same thing every week. However the opposition, the people who have deluded themselves into believing with absolute certainty, that gaming nurtures a innately violent psyche, don't seem to tire of repeating themselves, and what's particularly infuriating is they keep spending money and exhausting resources trying to impress their ill conceived beliefs on society, and mitigate damage that isn't being done.
What gaming needs, and has, but in woefully small numbers, are people who's jobs it is to keep calmly, and reasonably, repeating themselves, and addressing any ridiculous accusation made.
Furthermore, I'm all in favour of research, however this isn't research. The "task force" brief, is, to start with ludicrously far flung from the realms of any scientifically valid study. They have clearly set out with an express intent on proving something, to the rejection of all contrary evidence, that has and will come up. Not to mention, this task force is being hand picked by people who are already trying to enforce their hypothesis.
So this, is stupid, they're wasting time and resources, and my favourite "point-and-shoot videogame" is House of the Dead III.
One of my proudest gaming achievements is completing Time Crisis 2 in an arcade on only one credit. Those were the days... Time Crisis 3 I found to be more of a challenge, but I have it for PS2 so completed it plenty of times.erttheking said:
Also Time Crisis must be the least offensive example; House of the Dead is much more likely to upset these people.
I give you the poster child of computer game violence.The7Sins said:
"I don't like you, so let's nuke you."
Your attempt at humour is the only thing funny about your post.
Until America has love pillows and cartoons featuring women being raped by tentacles i think japan has a solid lead, now if you were to say stupidest you would have an argument.Blablahb said:
OT: so far these are just proposed bills if the video game corps operate like any other corp in the us it will offer stock options and board memberships post-politics to these people to pacify them or as soon as this issue cools off the bills will die and the next Big issue will appear to dazzle the magpies that are our representatives.
"Are you a God fearing woman, Senator? That is such a strange phrase. I've always thought of God as a teacher; a bringer of light, wisdom and understanding. You see, I think what you really fear is me. Me and my kind. The Brotherhood of Gamers. Oh, it's not so surprising really. Mankind has always feared what it doesn't understand. Well, don't fear God, Sentator, and certainly don't fear me. Not any more."
Ah, nothing like a quote, paraphrased of course.
Ah, nothing like a quote, paraphrased of course.
The state is liberal enough to legalise pot but still wants to try to limit the sales of M-rated games?
I keep forgetting, do films come under this much scrutiny? I mean I worked at Walmart for a while and we did ID checks on R-rated films and M-rated games but there was no official law against it, just store policy.
I keep forgetting, do films come under this much scrutiny? I mean I worked at Walmart for a while and we did ID checks on R-rated films and M-rated games but there was no official law against it, just store policy.
No surprise, really- too cowardly to do anything about REAL guns (you know, the weapons that CAN ACTUALLY KILL PEOPLE) they decide to try and ban plastic guns instead so it looks like they're doing something. Classic. Fuck these guys.
