New York state considers two bills banning sale of violent games to minors

[tragedie]

As a precautionary warning to parents for a game's content, this is fantastic!

The whole 30 thing is fine. In Texas (Legal Drinking Age 21), you're supposed to check ID for alcohol if the customer looks under 70. Yeah. 70. Use your judgement there Haus, I think the bearded balding man with three kids can get away without ID. He needs his drink anyway.

Vendors will apply the same judgement. They probably won't ID too many people, but it serves to warn non-gamers of content. They needed this ten years ago.

[Joe88]

doesnt really effect me anymore
besides a simple ID check

[Veskgar]

Whether or not travel is essential is a matter of personal assessment, based on each individual’s family or business needs, concern for one’s safety, personal knowledge of a country or region, and other issues.

The decision to travel is the sole responsibility of the individual.

If the country you intend to visit is listed below, you may wish to reconsider your travel plans:

1.) United States of America

This country has been known to have viloent Video Games!

That's right, you heard correctly. No, in the U.S.A. you will not find genocide, mass ransom kidnappings of foreign nationals, or a nuclear threat. Nor will you wake up to everyday car bombings or terrorism. Moreover, the huge unflux of illegal immigrants running wild seems to cause no major concern.

No, there is something even more dangerous happening in America. Something so evil that has spiraled out of control so much that states are passing tougher and tougher laws.

What is this threat causing so much chaos in America?

VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES!

Before canceling a scheduled trip based on information contained in the aforementioned threat, you should discuss the matter with your travel agent, travel insurer, or airline. Canceling a scheduled trip abroad could cost you money. But hey, at least you won't be exposed to Video Games....
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Just a friendly wake up call to fellow Americans to show how laughable this makes us appear in the eyes of foreigners.

[Poem58]

Lets just get right down to it...we don't need to keep violent games from kids...We need to ban irresponsible and inattentive people from reproducing.

I've played violent games, and watched looney tunes.
I've never jacked a car or used dynamite...

Why?
My mom said it wasn't reality and my dad would have beat my ass if I tried. Besides I've fallen off a bike before...kinda was enough to tell me you couldn't run off a cliff and turn around and go back.
Simple.

Dennis Leary on natural selection: "The kid who ate marbles didn't grow up to have kid's of his own"

[snkrock25]

I say do it. Might make people like Jack Thomson shyt the hell up...

[gr42178]

Lets just get right down to it...we don't need to keep violent games from kids...We need to ban irresponsible and inattentive people from reproducing.

I've played violent games, and watched looney tunes.
I've never jacked a car or used dynamite...

Why?
My mom said it wasn't reality and my dad would have beat my ass if I tried. Besides I've fallen off a bike before...kinda was enough to tell me you couldn't run off a cliff and turn around and go back.
Simple.

Dennis Leary on natural selection: "The kid who ate marbles didn't grow up to have kid's of his own"

That just says it all :thumbup:

[Hungry Horace]

Lets just get right down to it...we don't need to keep violent games from kids...We need to ban irresponsible and inattentive people from reproducing.

wow, sterilisation. I think Hitler had similar ideas as i recall.

"The kid who ate marbles didn't grow up to have kid's of his own"

i agree with the principle of such an idea, but your viewpoints regarding basic human rights issues leaves so much to be desired, i almost wish i didnt.

[acn010]

it must be 21 not 30!!! what is wrong now!

[BlueCrab]

I'm all for this type of law. M rated video games are meant for people 17+, much like R rated movies. If I'm not mistaken, its illegal for a person under the age of 17 to go to an R rated movie alone, or buy an R rated movie in a store. Why should it be any different for video games.

If we make it so that kids can't get M rated games without their parents, what harm is it going to do? None.

If we make it so that kids can't get M rated games without their parents, what good will it do? Plenty. It will cut down on stupid lawsuits because "OMG my kid saw the violence in this game, and I didn't want them to," or "My kid played this game, and that might be why he decided to bring a gun to school."

My $0.02.

Edit: And to those of you not reading it properly, it says that the person must be of age, but like with cigarettes if the person appears to be under a certain age (in this, and the case of cigarettes I think, its 30), you are REQUIRED to check their ID. Any legal adult in the US should have some form of government issued ID, so that's not a problem.... Of course, if you can't read the other replies (and the news story) stating the same thing, you aren't going to read this one either.