Supreme Court To Rule On State Video Game Regulation 278
DJRumpy sends in this quote from an AP report:"The Supreme Court will decide whether free speech rights are more important than helping parents keep violent material away from children. The justices agreed Monday to consider reinstating California's ban on the sale or rental of violent video games to minors, a law the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco threw out last year on grounds that it violated minors' constitutional rights. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who signed the law in 2005, said he was pleased the high court would review the appeals court decision. He said, 'We have a responsibility to our kids and our communities to protect against the effects of games that depict ultra-violent actions, just as we already do with movies.'"
SCOTUSblog has a more thorough legal description of the case.
You know.. (Score:3, Funny)
He will be back.... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:No, WE do not have a responsibility (Score:4, Funny)
Not having a law in no way requires said 7-11 to sell cigarettes, porn or alcohol to minors. Also, there is a minor but very crucial point of there being demonstrably harmful physical effects to two of those items. Or all three, if you include carpal tunnel.
Re:Wrong. (Score:3, Funny)
So instead of buying it, the kid will just download it from TPB.
Re:Why is it so hard... (Score:4, Funny)
Hey, what they could do is give the kids laptops supplied with webcams, and have the schools monitor their activity 24/7.
I'm surprised that nobody thought of that before.
Re:Coming from the Terminator (Score:5, Funny)
Schwarzenegger: "Da veedo games are bad. Dey are too violent and muzt be kept away from de impressionable youth".
Parent: "If video games are bad, then what is good Mr. Schwarzenegger?"
Schwarzenegger: "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women."