California Continues To Push For Violent Game Legislation

Back in February, the US Court of Appeals shot down a California law that banned the sale or rental of violent video games to minors. Shortly thereafter, State Senator Leland Yee petitioned the US Supreme Court to review the case. Now, along with California's Psychiatric and Psychological Associations, Yee has filed an amicus curiae brief with Court that elaborates on the reasoning behind the law. Within the brief (PDF) are some interesting quotes: "Parents can read a book, watch a movie or listen to a CD to discern if it is appropriate for their child. These violent video games, on the other hand, can contain up to 800 hours of footage with the most atrocious content often reserved for the highest levels and can be accessed only by advanced players after hours upon hours of progressive mastery. ... Notably, extended play has been observed to depress activity in the frontal cortex of the brain which controls executive thought and function, produces intentionality and the ability to plan sequences of action, and is the seat of self-reflection, discipline and self-control." The video game industry has filed its own amicus brief to dispute Yee's claims.

I fucking hate mushrooms

[BadAnalogyGuy]

I hate those little fungus motherfuckers. They make my skin crawl.

Every time I see one of those pieces of shit, I jump on it until it's fucking smashed and dead.

I also hate fucking ducks with shells. Those fucking freaks of nature just piss me the hell off. I love to stomp on them and then grab the shells and just wipe mushrooms the fuck out with them.

Goddamn pipes also freak me out.

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[tverbeek]

After this they'll work on violent legislation dealing with other matters.

Re:Oh, that's super

[ultraexactzz]

That's all right, apparently the US Supreme Court accepts IOUs.

Re:Oh, that's super

[Drakkenmensch]

Oh right, I forgot the contemporary approach to politics. If you have real problems you don't solve them, you distract your people by making up problems where there are none.

Where's a state-wide brushfire when you need one?

Do you have time to live in fantasy worlds?

[Anonymous Coward]

If you want to see an example of the mental devastation caused by thousands of hours of playing video games, just consider Slashdot editors. In more than 10 years they have not learned to be professional editors.

Re:Oh, that's super

[NickCool]

"California Continues To Push For Violent Game Legislation".... For a minute I envisioned legislators proposing duels or gladiatorial combat as a new form of government.

Re:California does not have the cash for a case th

[cptnapalm]

He could start off by not being in any.