Is anyone else kinda ashamed that one of the political activists of games makes his money via obscure references and knob jokes?
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Although I'm all for political activism in general, I think that the ruckus concerning this Supreme Court case is blown a bit out of proportion. After all this is practically the same Court which in April in an 8 to 1 decision struck down a federal ban on videos of dog and cock fighting in spite of the fact that such fights are illegal to conduct in all 50 states. And in another 1st amendment case earlier in year the Supreme Court struck down federal laws regulating corporate financing of political campaigns, finding that corporate donations count as "free speech" under the first amendment.
Both of these laws had wide support among Americans. But they were struck down because they violated the 1st amendment. In fact besides traditional restrictions on free speech related to libel, slander and inciting panic there is only one form of speech which the Supreme Court has ever said it was ok to ban completely: child pornography. And even that wasn't a unanimous decision. For better or worse the United States has the most liberal free speech laws in the world, and our Supreme Court has traditionally recognized and honored that.
In short, I'm almost positive that California and the other states supporting this lawsuit are going to get their asses handed to them.
Both of these laws had wide support among Americans. But they were struck down because they violated the 1st amendment. In fact besides traditional restrictions on free speech related to libel, slander and inciting panic there is only one form of speech which the Supreme Court has ever said it was ok to ban completely: child pornography. And even that wasn't a unanimous decision. For better or worse the United States has the most liberal free speech laws in the world, and our Supreme Court has traditionally recognized and honored that.
In short, I'm almost positive that California and the other states supporting this lawsuit are going to get their asses handed to them.
Shut up. That blond monkey (no offence intended) can't do shit. we've got a contitution and such, wich is there to prevent weird ideas from breaking through in the government and becoming laws that discriminate certain religious/cultural/foreign groups. (again, this is just a blunt comment with no offence intended. If anyone feels offended then you should have yourself checked by a professional crazy-person-checker or a psychologist or something, wichever you prefer.)De Ronneman said:
ONE of which has laws banning the sale of mature (by which you presumably mean '18 rated') games. Britian has, to my knowledge, banned two games in the last five years; Manhunt 2 and Rapelay. And Unlike the United States, British supermarkets will happily stock 18 rated games on their shelves without issue.albino boo said:
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I'm not American, I'm from New Zealand. Ooh well, our rating systems give access to lots of games that are banned and alted in other countries! And it won't be long before videogames become the norm just like all cultural mediums.
Soeey, man, UK here. I voted Green last election, I guess their only quibble with videogames is how much power consoles on standby consume. I'd have voted Pirate Party UK, but alas, no candidate in my area.
I for one welcome the censorship of vidseogames.
Today you'll censor videogames tomorrow all of the American culture, I as a none American am all for it.
Go ahead destroy the USA one videogame at a time, I welcome your cultural suicide.
Start with videogames then move on to porn, movies, music, magazines, books, free speech as a whole.
Embrace the snowball until you have no cultural expression at all.
"He who destroys a good book, kills Reason itself."
Today you'll censor videogames tomorrow all of the American culture, I as a none American am all for it.
Go ahead destroy the USA one videogame at a time, I welcome your cultural suicide.
Start with videogames then move on to porn, movies, music, magazines, books, free speech as a whole.
Embrace the snowball until you have no cultural expression at all.
"He who destroys a good book, kills Reason itself."
Eheheh. I guess it was too much to ask for another video game review. I'm willing to do my part, but hopefully the more hotheaded people manage to control themselves and not run their mouths, giving the legislators even more reason to believe that we are all violent kids looking for some excuse to break out the guns.
Aw, he sold out! What a waste, now other companies will be bribing him to get their name in special episodes. I'm legitimately pissed off at Yahtzee for one of the first times yet. Shame on you.
