New Bill Would Restrict Sale of Video Games to Minors

RobinH writes: "According to this article at MSN, "A bill introduced in Congress last week would make it a federal crime to sell or rent violent video games to minors," and it "would apply to games that feature decapitation, amputation, killing of humans with lethal weapons or through hand-to-hand combat, rape, car-jackings, aggravated assault and other violent felonies." We know that sometimes kids who are never exposed to alcohol until they are 19 or 21 can go way overboard the first time... is there a possibility of the same thing happening with violent video games?" Here's CNN's story as well.

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[drudd]

So does a video game which allows you to dope-slap your congressman count as violent or as political activism?

Doug

Lethality.

[saintlupus]

killing of humans with lethal weapons

Good, so that Quake-engined game where I bludgeon people to death with safety goggles and old Smith Corona typewriters can still sell over the counter to the local toddlers, then.

Super.

--saint

Unsusal rule

[Anonymous Coward]

"New Bill Would Restrict Sale of Video Games to
Minors"

I think adults should be allowed to buy video games if they want to.

sounds familiar

[Fjord]

decapitation, amputation, killing of humans with lethal weapons or through hand-to-hand combat, rape, car-jackings, aggravated assault and other violent felonies

Admit it, you just lifted this from an ad for Grand Theft Auto 3.

Re:ObRemark

[tono]

Funny you should mention that. It's called the raver scene. Or as I like to refer to them, e-tards.

Luke John Helder...

[Anonymous Crowhead]

...must have played lots of "Mailbox Baseball III: Pipe Bomb"

Re:please don't get carried away

[GMFTatsujin]

This has been interpreted by the Wallace court as permitting such devious acts as shouting "Fire" in a crowded theater illegal, and under the Grommet Doctrine has allowed threats against the President's life and other disruptive speech to be further limited.

So Wallace and Grommit are making decisions for the country. Great.

When do I get my convertable sidecar/biplane?

Smashing rebuttle, Grommit.
GMFTatsujin

We had an example this weekend.

[sharkey]

Peter Parker's uncle Ben would still be alive if that burglar hadn't played Grand Theft Auto on his PC. Parker wouldn't have seen his uncle die, and wouldn't have been introduced to murder, and the use of violence in the apprehension of criminals. He would be a Jolly Spider-Man, using light humor and his innate sensitivity to help legal-activity-challenged individuals address the roots of their problems, instead of just beating the sh*t out of them.

Isn't restricting access to these evil video games a small price to pay to see Spider-Man with a big, toothy grin on his mask?

Lookout !! Don't watch Greek Drama!!

[gelfling]

If you watch a performance of Oedipus you will have sex with your mother and kill your father.

If you watch a performance of Phaedra you will have sex with your step mother and kill yourself.

If you watch a performance of Europa you will have sex with a cow.

If you watch a performance of Orestes you will kill your mother with an axe after she kills your dad while he's having sex with his girlfriend in his bathtub. Then you will have sex with your sister and die miserably.

Re:Anyone can go overboard - WITH CONSEQUENCE

[Prior Restraint]

Like with masturbation -- you can go blind if you do it too much.

I hope you're being Facetious.

Re:Huh...

[trauma]

Even Pac-Man clearly glorifies occult-flavored necro-cannibalism as the hero races to eat undead spirits before they eat him.

Will the madness never end???

Hum..

[Anonymous Coward]

killing of humans with lethal weapons

Maybe they should try to kill with non-lethal weapons... might take a bit longer though!

Wait a minute...

[Fizzlewhiff]

killing of humans with lethal weapons

What about magic missle? Can I cast magic missile at the humans?

[Anytown, USA - 1981]

DM: Your party is surrounded by brigands.

Fizzlwhiff: What race are they?

DM: Human.

Fizzlewhiff: I cast magic missile at the first Brigand.

DM: You already cast it at the darkness.

Fizzlewhiff: Crikey! I did. Ok, I cast magic missile using my wand.

DM: Your wand glows and shoots forth a fireball engulfing the brigand for 14 damage thus ending his life.

[Game Store]
Nothing happens

[Anytown, USA - 2002]

*click* *click* *click*

"Your party is surrounded by Brigands"

*click* *click*

"You are out of mana"

*click* *click* *click*

"A brigand is hit for 18 damage. A brigand dies. Your wand is out of charges"

[Video Game Store]
"You have the right to remain silent..."

Nuts!