Author Topic: Georgia tries to outlaw violent games for kids (Read 338 times)

Kratzer · « **on:** February 15, 2002, 04:26:12 PM »

http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2847979,00.html

I like the way that it is brought up over and over about how 'studies' prove that video games make kids violent, but all the studies that have been done have in fact NOT proved that at all. Obviously parents need to screen the content of what their kids do, watch, play, etc. but I find the way they make up study results infuriating. On Good Morning America a while back they were talking about how 'of course' violent video games made kids violent.

People see that BS, they believe it, and they repeat it, and eventually they start to regulate what I can buy. Grrr....

midnight Target · « **Reply #1 on:** February 15, 2002, 04:31:33 PM »

LOL, 35 years ago the coolest toy around was called Johnny 7 (not sure if the number is correct). It was 7(?) guns in one. We all played army and if we didn't have cool guns like Johnny 7 then we used a freakin stick. We used to see who could die the best!

Kids need to role play and experiment to learn and we need to quit trying to limit their options. Feeedom is good.

Sandman · « **Reply #2 on:** February 15, 2002, 04:35:47 PM »

Even though I agree with you Kratzer, this bill won't restrict your ability to buy whatever you want (that is, assuming you're not a minor).

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Four lawmakers in Georgia submitted a bill yesterday that would make it a criminal offense to sell or furnish violent interactive video games to minors.

The Surgeon General's report finds little connection between violent behavior and media violence.

Kratzer · « **Reply #3 on:** February 15, 2002, 05:05:16 PM »

I didn't think that this would directly affect me, Sandman (I don't live in Georgia anyway), but it is misinformation like this that results in overregulation, and ignorance which in the worst case, could lead to games being regarded as pornography, which results in it being a pain in the bellybutton for me to buy and play them. Worst case scenario... I'm mainly just annoyed.

Sandman · « **Reply #4 on:** February 15, 2002, 05:07:32 PM »

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Originally posted by Kratzer
I didn't think that this would directly affect me, Sandman (I don't live in Georgia anyway), but it is misinformation like this that results in overregulation, and ignorance which in the worst case, could lead to games being regarded as pornography, which results in it being a pain in the bellybutton for me to buy and play them. Worst case scenario... I'm mainly just annoyed.

No kidding... as if there's something wrong with pornography.

Kratzer · « **Reply #5 on:** February 15, 2002, 05:17:31 PM »

I knew we were on the same page.

JV44 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 16, 2002, 04:32:31 AM »

YES!

I will love this law!

Now no more 12-year old rich-parented idiots using every cheat and speak-dirty-language Kiddies on HL-Counterstrike Servers....

I want also a law that you must be at last 21 years before allow to buy a computer

Yiepie!

Andreas

-dead- · « **Reply #7 on:** February 17, 2002, 01:19:08 AM »

Hehe wouldn't games like American football & Ice Hockey count as violent games too?