wraggster
December 25th, 2012, 21:24
National Academy of Sciences would be tasked to study effects of violence in games and other media
A West Virginia Senator has introduced a bill to Congress that would task the National Academy of Sciences with studying the effects of violent games on children.
The bill comes in the aftermath of the mass shooting that lead to the death of 20 children and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.
The events have left the country wondering what might have been done to prevent the deaths, and what can be done to stop it from happening again.
Senator Jay Rockafeller believes he may have part of the answer, and has introduced the bill in an attempt to get concrete data showing the link between games and violence.
"As Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, I have introduced legislation to direct the National Academy of Sciences to investigate the impact of violent video games and other content on children’s well-being," reads a statement on the Senator's website (http://www.rockefeller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=63bfd4cf-24f5-46f6-ae89-a054c733752c).
http://www.develop-online.net/news/42848/US-bill-proposes-investigation-of-violent-games
A West Virginia Senator has introduced a bill to Congress that would task the National Academy of Sciences with studying the effects of violent games on children.
The bill comes in the aftermath of the mass shooting that lead to the death of 20 children and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.
The events have left the country wondering what might have been done to prevent the deaths, and what can be done to stop it from happening again.
Senator Jay Rockafeller believes he may have part of the answer, and has introduced the bill in an attempt to get concrete data showing the link between games and violence.
"As Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, I have introduced legislation to direct the National Academy of Sciences to investigate the impact of violent video games and other content on children’s well-being," reads a statement on the Senator's website (http://www.rockefeller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=63bfd4cf-24f5-46f6-ae89-a054c733752c).
http://www.develop-online.net/news/42848/US-bill-proposes-investigation-of-violent-games