Hopefully if the Supreme Court rules against California, people will realize the US already has a system in place that works just fine. That system being the Entertainment Software Rating Board, of course.
Supreme Court May Be Proving Point By Hearing CA Law
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It's just a bunch of politicians fishing for votes. They want to have strong "moral values" credentials, and video games are an easy target, they think.Worgen said:
His logic seems flawless and perhaps when the highest court authority tells them "you're an idiot" (not in those exact words of course) these fancy pants lawyer types and politicians who have no idea what they are talking about will finally shut up and stop trying to turn into an Orwellian society.
One of my first guesses when we my friends and I were talking about why the court is even entertaining this law was this very theory, to make CA shut the hell up.
Skepticism and my pessimistic nature has made it hard to hold on to this belief, but I really do hope it's the case all the same.
Skepticism and my pessimistic nature has made it hard to hold on to this belief, but I really do hope it's the case all the same.
As long as there are still ultra-Christians and stubborn old people in the United States, this and similar problems will continue. People will want to regulate everything to make their idea of a "good" society.
Count me in as well as among those who never though of it quite like this, and I do hope he is correct.
This goes to show the absolutely pathetic condition of these vote-whoring politicians. They must be royally incompetent if the only "moral" issue they have the testicular fortitude to address is that of video games. What? Fixing the State economy, repairing public works, or addressing controversial social debates over immigration, gay marriage and the likes too intimidating? Or perhaps these power-gluttons just don not have an answer, let alone a substantial stance beyond equivocating to not offend any particular group.
I hope the candidates running against the supporters of the California law openly declare that while "so-and-so" was fighting the incorporeal battle against video games, they were striving to better the state in question over matters that affect all constituents.
This goes to show the absolutely pathetic condition of these vote-whoring politicians. They must be royally incompetent if the only "moral" issue they have the testicular fortitude to address is that of video games. What? Fixing the State economy, repairing public works, or addressing controversial social debates over immigration, gay marriage and the likes too intimidating? Or perhaps these power-gluttons just don not have an answer, let alone a substantial stance beyond equivocating to not offend any particular group.
I hope the candidates running against the supporters of the California law openly declare that while "so-and-so" was fighting the incorporeal battle against video games, they were striving to better the state in question over matters that affect all constituents.
I really hope that this law isn't passed. The ESRB already does a good job of placing non-intrusive information on the general content inside the videogame. It is the parent's fault for not utilizing it and blaming video games when it turns out little Timmy was playing Drugs, Sex and Murder: The Genocide after THEY BOUGHT IT FOR THEM.
Not to mention the MILLIONS it would cost to regulate video game sales. Sinking the US into greater debt.
Not to mention the MILLIONS it would cost to regulate video game sales. Sinking the US into greater debt.
Yeah, but I'd point out that those are individual books and/or movies. And that is not being done by the government or any other "respected organization". These people are trying to ban certain books. But no elected official takes them seriously. The United States government doesn't ban any movies or books these days. The link you provided states that the last book banned in the United States was Fanny Hill in 1963.SonicWaffle said:
Despite a vocal minority that wishes to have certain books banned for "moral" reasons, there is no government movement in the U.S. to have any books banned. So, it is correct to hope that video games eventually enjoy the same respect as novels. That way, even though there will always be that vocal minority speaking out against the medium, they will not entertain any sway within the government or legal communities.
Someone tell all these fear-mongering, "think of the children first" politicians and lawyers to go get a real job. Gamers are parents too.
