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- ryanadc, on 06/25/2008, -0/+105Ah politicians...wasting their own time and taxpayer's money, as usual.
- soundsofreason, on 06/25/2008, -1/+81Games already have ESRB ratings on the front of the box. Game systems already have parental lock settings. WTF. What a stupid waste of money.
When will people open their eyes? When a kid does a violent act, why not make a big deal about what movies they watched or what toilet paper they wiped with? Because, ya know, if you wiped your ass with sandpaper, you'd probably be violent too. Ridiculous.
If the kid in question is still under parental supervision, they should spend more time looking into the parents, not what kind of television the kid watched. It's everybody else's fault but their own I guess. - omnithought, on 06/25/2008, -2/+72When people call for censorship, what they're really saying is "I'm a bad parent."
- jezsik, on 06/25/2008, -0/+47Just another "Think of the children!" theatrical effect.
- MariusAgricola, on 06/25/2008, -0/+45Next up, lawmakers vote on a bill to make murder illegal...er.
- smiley2billion, on 06/25/2008, -2/+44If there was a way we could ban 10 to 15 year olds from playing M-rated games on Live I'd be all for it.
- mentallyinhell, on 06/25/2008, -0/+26We have uninformed people making decisions in areas that don't concern, relate to, or directly affect them personally. I may be crazy but I have to say this is a bad idea.
- mjfitzge, on 06/25/2008, -0/+21When I first read the title, I saw "Clueless: The Video Game".
And then I saw the Mature rating in the pic and I started wondering if there was any valley girl nudity.... - cpsutcliffe, on 06/25/2008, -0/+19My kid knows how to bypass the parental controls... I taught him too well.
I blame myself for him having too much fun on the kind of games I too love to play. - leerayIG88, on 06/25/2008, -1/+19I wish they came out with Duke Nukem Forever.
- shirosamurai, on 06/25/2008, -0/+16The people who come up with these sorts of legislation don't care about those arguments - they'll just blindly ignore them. As long as we keep electing old fart technophobes who can't even use a computer into our government, this ***** will continue to go down.
For once I actually side with the ESRB on this - they don't want this to pass either, because that's THEIR job, and although I don't agree with censorship, they actually do a good job of showing parents how to utilize the parental controls on all new gen consoles. - Jynx97, on 06/25/2008, -1/+16More of our freedoms given away for a police state. Parents are responsible, not the government!
These laws are pre-censorship.
Once we accept that the law is to protect children from nasties, it will be easier to pass laws that protect adults from what the government declares to be nasties for all of us.
Take control over personal responsibility and family, take away government control. - lutiana, on 06/25/2008, -0/+14As a parent I will tell you banning them from video games is both unreasonable and un-enforceable, and will have the opposite effect. Use the ESRB ratings on the games to tell them what they can and cannot play. My daughter is 13, and she knows that she is not allowed to play M for Mature games, but T for Teen and lower are OK. I play the games myself and I have noticed the ESRB ratings are FAR better than the moving Ratings (movie ratings are in actually arbitrary, but the MSRB ratings conform to industry standards).
On another note, video games do actually have some value. They teach hand and eye co-ordination better than anything else can. And for younger kids the educational games can actually trick kids into learning and will foster a love of learning in them. - SSCrow, on 06/25/2008, -1/+14And there are a half a dozen that show that it reduces stress.
- brycehebert, on 05/03/2009, -0/+13Wow... a law that will make game developers do things they already do voluntarily. How retarded are they?
- vacax, on 06/25/2008, -1/+13I'll take the law! The law!
What does the law accomplish? Nothing! Absolutely nothing! Stupid! You're so stupid! - Checkerd, on 06/25/2008, -3/+15Conti - A severe form of E. Coli that has only been found in politicians. If left unchecked, it can cause severe hallucinations and ***** to come pouring out of your mouth. 9 out of 10 politicians in America are currently afflicted with Conti. The only known treatment is to stop voting for the infected.
/TheMoreYouKnow - Sasquatchxing, on 06/25/2008, -1/+12what most people, including these politicians, don't realize is that the average gamer is over 30 years old.
- SoundJudgment, on 06/25/2008, -0/+11:"God Bless the New York State Legislature!"
--signed, Jack Thompson. - lordtyros, on 06/25/2008, -0/+11Only the taxpayer's money is being wasted here. They get paid no matter what nonsense they do.
- Niallgriff, on 06/25/2008, -1/+11Your name is "Truthexposed" and you plan on sheltering your kids? hmm....
- Typhoon2009, on 06/25/2008, -0/+10Agreed 110%. This guy who works at a GameStop would sell M rated games to me if it didn't cost him his job. People seem to fail at realizing it's "M for Mature" not "M for Mseventeen." I'm 3 months away from being 17 years old, yet I can't buy any M rated games. Hell I think in Canada you can join the Canadian Forces at 16!
- Tyrghast, on 06/25/2008, -0/+10My father didn't teach me properly, I had to learn from various other sources how to properly dispose of a hooker.
- N256, on 06/25/2008, -0/+10Does he run over the hookers after he sexes them?
- TSSaloic, on 06/25/2008, -1/+11In Summery- Lawmaker Cpt. James T. Obvious (Ret.) is wasting government funds on things that are already done.
- warlokaz2004, on 06/25/2008, -0/+10you think about it, its a cunning, cold math at work here :
First : You need a target you can 'crusade' against. (Video Games)
You make sure its embraced by a segment of the public that doesn't vote, have lobbying groups, or PAC money (disinterested young people)
Then you create a law to combat it -- to appease the Nanny State left and the Moral Mafia right -- both groups being composed of PAC money and voters.
This isn't about wasting taxpayers money -- its about votes for re-election and political money and claiming you tried to 'do something' - TruthExposed, on 06/25/2008, -0/+9We need to declare war on video games, just like the failed war on drugs.
- BlackJackJester, on 06/25/2008, -0/+9when/if it passes (hopefully not), they will all pat themselves on the back, congratulating themselves on a job well done, while pointing out how successful the law is by how quickly the industry adopted the regulations. I propose a new law. Policy makers must have spent at least 5 years in a given field to have any say in laws or regulations regarding that. read: only those who have spent 5 or more years working in the tech sector recently are allowed to pass legislation on any issue regarding tech. Wait, that won't work, that means there would be nobody to pass stupid laws. Too bad.
- bullhead2007, on 06/25/2008, -0/+9Games are an easy scapegoat that even the most stupid people will eat up.
It saves them from looking at the real, and complicated, problems that circle around youth violence. Like the parents for example. - emkaysmith, on 06/25/2008, -0/+8I've heard parents at the public library complain because their kid had read a library book they didn't approve of -- AND THE LIBRARY LET HIM DO IT. I've heard them demand G, PG, & R labels on the novels in the adult section.
- inactive, on 06/25/2008, -2/+10Let's bloat the government with redundant *****!
- TRScheel, on 06/25/2008, -0/+8God forbid we hold them responsible...
How about a bill that sounds a title like "New bill to hold parents responsible for their children's actions" - Sasquatchxing, on 06/25/2008, -0/+8no value? that's kind of a blanket generalization. The industry may be in its infancy at the moment but many games are beginning to include well crafted allegories and representations of human nature. These might be beyond young kids, which doesn't much affect your statement, but I would hesitate before you lump the entirety of video games into a mindless bunch of simple distractions.
- leerayIG88, on 06/25/2008, -0/+8What's your SS#?
- mrburgundy, on 06/25/2008, -0/+8honestly, sharing a father and son experience is always good, even with video games. plus, if you are there with him there is even less of a chance he will take the game too seriously. (which is so slim already).
- secrity, on 06/25/2008, -0/+8An ESRB M does mean Mseventeen
From ESRB web site:
"Titles rated M (Mature) have content that may be suitable for persons ages 17 and older. "
Now you have something to look forward to when you turn 17. - Aurabolt, on 06/25/2008, -0/+8Hey!...
Politicians!!...
...Leave our games alone!
(/PinkFloyd) - leerayIG88, on 06/25/2008, -1/+8Maybe we should start using our Social Security Cards?
- TRScheel, on 06/25/2008, -0/+7If only they could get paid based off approval ratings or something...
- Tyrghast, on 06/25/2008, -0/+7I just did a study 5 minutes ago. I jumped in to CS, blew the heads off a few terrorists, left the round with a positive KDR and I feel pretty satisfied. Time for a sandwich.
- lutiana, on 06/25/2008, -1/+8As a parent I will tell you banning them from video games is both unreasonable and un-enforceable, and will have the opposite effect. Use the ESRB ratings on the games to tell them what they can and cannot play.
My daughter is 13, and she knows that she is not allowed to play M for Mature games, but T for Teen and lower are OK. I play the games myself and I have noticed the ESRB ratings are FAR better than the moving Ratings (movie ratings are in actuallity arbitrary and have no real standards, but the MSRB ratings conform to industry standards).
On another note, video games do actually have some value. They teach hand and eye co-ordination better than anything else can. And for younger kids the educational games can actually trick kids into learning and will foster a love of life long learning in them. - pHreaksYcle, on 06/25/2008, -0/+7"I know mine by heart. I have it in my wallet, too. 14, representin'."
Thanks for making -18 people look like ***** on the internet once again.
Appreciate it. - shadowblade989, on 06/25/2008, -0/+7"It is my resposability to control what my daughter watches/reads and plays"
Thank you. - cooltom2006, on 06/25/2008, -0/+7Just order it from the internet
- lutiana, on 06/25/2008, -0/+6Digg postes this comment at the wrong point on this list. But to add to it:
It is my resposability to control what my daughter watches/reads and plays, not some government entity that is not in tune with my personal belief situation.
I have seen parents buy M rated games for their 10 year olds simply because they had no idea of what the M meant, or they did not care. My daughter would be punished severly if we caught her playing the M rated games, and she knows it so she does not do it, even at other peoples houses. She is actually is ok with this since she can play the T for teen games.
Also playing a violent video game will not make you violent. If this was true then we would all be in serious danger since most games sell more copies that their film counterparts. - akohut, on 06/25/2008, -0/+6But think about it. Even if all this ***** passes, you're still going to buy games. You'll still find out about them, anticipate them, read about them, and write about them. You'll still play them. ***** the pussies. Try as hard as they can, they're never going to stop people (whatever age they are) from playing the games they want, when they want.
- crimsonryno, on 06/25/2008, -0/+6Unfortunately, This is typical pandering towards concerned parents that are not familiar with game rating systems. This has always happened and will not stop. It isn't just video games that this happens with. Anything that affects the youth with always be a hot topic for politicians to spread their name to get re-elected. They tend to forget that they are wasting the state's money. This is sad coming from a public "servant". The only way to fix this is to get large groups of people to vote against said politician. Politicians look for the group who can not vote or will not vote and will attack them to further their own goals. This my friends is why voting is important.
- cheezintern, on 06/25/2008, -0/+5Everyone in NY knows that the capital is so dysfunctional and gets almost nothing done, ever. Now as far as nutty legislation goes...
- Tyrghast, on 06/25/2008, -0/+5Daddy ran away and Mommy lets me do what I want, so Uncle Sam is going to start raising me and controlling what I see, hear, read, and think. When I grow up, my goal is be a mindless suburban drone buying crap I don't need and letting the Fed rape myself and my community til we die.
***** censorship. - TRScheel, on 06/25/2008, -0/+5Maybe a competency test before they can vote.
"Go to your start menu then select yes or no"
That would weed out a good chunk of them -
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