http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/12/20/a-bill-for-video-games-arrives-before-a-bill-for-guns Comments On: A Bill for Video Games Arrives before a Bill for Guns by Charles Mudede en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Cascadian Bacon]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:42:27 -0800 The Stranger Posted by keshmeshi]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:17:22 -0800 The Stranger
Free speech isn't one of our inalienable rights?
Posted by keshmeshi]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:15:19 -0800 The Stranger
I also believe that Tipper Gore and the PMRC was one of the primary reasons Al Gore lost the election.
Posted by TheMisanthrope]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:46:03 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Red_Ruth]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:43:50 -0800 The Stranger Posted by GermanSausage]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:26:29 -0800 The Stranger Posted by usagi]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:09:52 -0800 The Stranger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parents_Mus…

Devil music!
Posted by fairly.unbalanced]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:55:35 -0800 The Stranger Posted by jns]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:43:16 -0800 The Stranger
Video Game / artistic censoring = Republican

Gun restrictions = Democrat

Duh.
Posted by TheMisanthrope]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:42:45 -0800 The Stranger Posted by treacle]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:16:13 -0800 The Stranger Posted by _db_]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:15:25 -0800 The Stranger In fact, it can be beneficial - even if it just reinforces how irrelevant it is on something like this...or just how it fits into our cultural ecosystem.
Posted by hominidX]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:13:51 -0800 The Stranger
And even back then, it didn't work very well...just ask Jack Thompson.
Posted by Pick1]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:03:46 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Fnarf]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:52:52 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Proteus]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:43:47 -0800 The Stranger Posted by floater]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:39:03 -0800 The Stranger Posted by --MC]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:27:24 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Pope Peabrain]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:25:23 -0800 The Stranger
What would make more sense is targeting real-world violent and inflammatory speech that divides people, pits them against each other, and promotes a life-and-death sense of survival. Fascism, race-baiting, religious paranoia ("the War on Christmas/Christians/Etc."), moral apocalypticism, etc., cheapens life and inflames the minds of those with poor impulse control.

It's time to cleanse the radio airwaves of those pandering to a sense of imminent demise of the white, Christian male and filling them with a sense of hate. We have a right of free speech in this country, but the airwaves are publicly owned, and by charter, licensed (for free!) to those who would serve the public good. It's time to take a look at violent and demeaning speech. We, the people, own those airwaves and have a right to control who gets the licenses.
Posted by Brooklyn Reader]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:22:59 -0800 The Stranger Posted by treacle]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:20:36 -0800 The Stranger
1. Did the video game industry forget to mail their campaign donation? Hopefully, Congress won't be "forced" to pass a sin tax on violent video games.

2. It's easier to get people to repeat a journey than venture a new one. For example:

Do violent books make our children violent? We banned them; some fought their way back onto the shelves. By the time the books returned fewer children could read. Success?

Do violent movies make our children violent? We rated them and raised the violence along with the price of admission.

Do violent television programs corrupt our youth? We researched, rated and v-chipped it. Cable TV expanded its market share.

Do violent music lyrics make our children violent? We labeled and re-labeled it. Kids pirated. RIAA created a national police state for THEIR intellectual property rights. MINE! MINE! MINE! means MINE! ...and don't you forget it.

Do violent words make our children violent? We passed a Patriot Act to keep track of everyone's words just in case we may want to investigate, detain or kill you later.

Have a nice day.

Posted by See The Snake Swallow Its Tail...Don't Tread Indeed]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:14:40 -0800 The Stranger
Hey, gun nut vampires: fuck you.
Posted by cracked]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:06:23 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Ken Mehlman]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:46:49 -0800 The Stranger
Furthermore, you can say you want to study and restrict who can buy certain video games, and no one fears Obama is going to come take Tetris away from you.

But say the same exact thing about guns, and certain people just go insane with fear and paranoia.

Also, it should be stated that video games are not one of our "inalienable rights," and therefore they should not be considered on the same level as guns. Because like it or not, the law of the land is you can own guns.

No such protections for video games.
Posted by Theodore Gorath]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:42:25 -0800 The Stranger