Clinton To Take On Rockstar 309
Hillary Clinton, protector of the innocent, has vowed to see an FTC investigation launched against Rockstar because of the 'Hot Coffee' sex mod (already under investigation by the ESRB). From the Gamespot article: "...following recent reports revealing that the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has graphic pornographic content which may be unlocked by following instructions on the Internet, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will hold a press conference to discuss legislative solutions to keep inappropriate video game content out of the hands of young people."
ARGH! Okay...seriously...it's already rated M. It's out of the hands of children. If Rockstar actually left the content in that wasn't the smartest thing they've ever done, but it's not like they killed a puppy.
Re:legislative solutions? (Score:2, Interesting)
I wonder how many of them actually care about the children. I think politicians will do just about anything to enhance their public opinion.
So sex is the only BAD thing to have in a game? (Score:2, Interesting)
"There's no problem with a game containing large amounts of violence and illegal activity, PROVIDING there's no sex in it!"
Really, if I was a parent (which currently I'm not) I'd be much more worried about the violence and stuff in GTA, than any amount of sex. Maybe if it was rape, then I'd be a little more sympathetic to their point of view.
I don't pretend to understand the ratings system in america, but in good old Blighty, GTA is rated 18, which means you can't buy it if you're under 18, yet you're allowed to have sex in real life at the age of 16. (which brings up an interesting debate as to why porn films are also rated 18 - but thats not the topic)
Really, this is a non issue, and the world could do with lightening up a bit on the whole sex issue. There really is nothing offensive about it, and depending upon your religion (if any), can be viewed as a good healthy (if you are sensible) recreational activity...
Re:legislative solutions? (Score:2, Interesting)
(irony)Someone has to take a stand and bring in the villiage to provide parenting for these children and the parents are sending a message to their representatives that they won't stand for society's failure at this.(/irony)
BTW - to head off any flaming, I have 5 children that I home-parent (yes, I'm one of those psycho parenting fundamentalists) It works for me.
I have a neighbor who's children were never taught the basic laws of not trespassing, respect of other people's property and laws dealing with fundamental consideration for others. The police have been out many times to fulfill society's obligation to teach these kids, but the police seem poorly suited for the job. I wouldn't have any problem with parents being forced to take parenting classes after the 3rd time that their kid has the police called on them. If it were my kid, I would happily go to the class even if I felt it was unjustified just to know that somewhere, some parent that really needs it is forced to go too.
If I truly want the government to stay out of my personal life, I respect the society laws in dealing with other people and teach my children to do the same so no one has to step in and do it for me. Then everyone can leave me the hell alone. I call it parenting.
Oh, come on (Score:4, Interesting)
As a complete non-sequitir, does anybody know of a country where the right to free speech actually exists, and the government doesn't tell the citizens what they can and can't choose to view?
Social Conservatives (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:I like hillary (Score:2, Interesting)
I would hope that the government is more informed and intelligent than than I am. If not, we are in bad shape.
Hence, we are in bad shape.
Re:Makes sense (not!) (Score:4, Interesting)
But consider that the negative consequences of violent acts tend to be fairly obvious, while the negative consequences of sexual acts are a good deal less so, especially since there's no guarantee that any particular time will have a negative consequence.
So some people are not that worried about the violence their kids are exposed too. They expect it to be clear what the problems with violence are. But the same people get nervous about exposing their kids to sexual content, as the problems are less clear.
I think we (Americans) freak out way too much about nudity, though I feel it's a bit more justified in the case of pornagraphic material.
Re:legislative solutions? (Score:3, Interesting)
What's the difference in this case? They're all assholes, right? ;)
Seriously, though...the radical right and left both share a similar desire -- to control us. From a social standpoint, the far right seem to act as the moral elite, and those on the far left are the intellectual elite. They both want to ram their agenda down our throats at the expense of freedom (although they both claim to embrace freedom in their rhetoric).
I'm with you -- they're pretty much the same. I was expecting to see some fiscal conservatism in our recently elected republican government (executive branch, house, senate), but this didn't happen. Dominant parties always seem to spend enough to stay dominant. I guess that this makes them even more similar.
Re:I like hillary (Score:2, Interesting)
As a libertairian, allow me to steal freely from Mark Twain to say that the problem with government is not what they don't know, but what they do know that isn't so.
Re:And Jack Thompson's reply.... (Score:2, Interesting)