Comment PacMan (Score 1) 341
If videogames had any effect on our youth, then there would be a bunch of kids running around in dark rooms listening to repetitive music while eating pills and running from ghosts.
Oh, wait, ravers. Nevermind. ;)
I'd oppose this bill. If parents aren't watching what their kids are playing as it is, then the government shouldn't have to force them to give a damn. If you can't explain to your kid that what he sees/plays isn't real, and effectively control what s/he plays, there is probably a bigger problem at stake than s/he seeing a pixelated decapitation.
This bill also seems to propose that anyone who loans out a game is bound by the same regulations. For anyone under 18, this could end up to be pretty dumb. I wouldn't be half surprised if some kid loans GTA3 to his buddy and ends up getting sued by his parents. Can you imagine the maze of disclaimers at online retailers? Hell, even warez sites have another excuse to get shut down.
Dumb.
Oh, wait, ravers. Nevermind.
I'd oppose this bill. If parents aren't watching what their kids are playing as it is, then the government shouldn't have to force them to give a damn. If you can't explain to your kid that what he sees/plays isn't real, and effectively control what s/he plays, there is probably a bigger problem at stake than s/he seeing a pixelated decapitation.
This bill also seems to propose that anyone who loans out a game is bound by the same regulations. For anyone under 18, this could end up to be pretty dumb. I wouldn't be half surprised if some kid loans GTA3 to his buddy and ends up getting sued by his parents. Can you imagine the maze of disclaimers at online retailers? Hell, even warez sites have another excuse to get shut down.
Dumb.
