Reading ‘Faux’ news I found this charming little video (won’t give
them the pleasure of the extra views by linking it here) discussing the
Supreme court’s deliberations on whether Violent Games should be
Regulated or Banned. Number 1: Violent games are obviously not for
kids, especially the super violent GTA type things that I don’t think
should be allowed to be sold to kids anyway, just so that 1) they don’t
get their hands on it 2) I hear many complaints that the
companies who make it are marketing to kids but the complainers arent
realizing that violent games ARENT legally stopped from getting into
the hands of kids. The rating system set up by ESRB
is constantly mistaken as being a government enforced one… It isn’t .
It’s a guideline for parents… that would be read by them to make the
decision on whether the game should be bought for their kids or not.
It’s bad system because the retailers don’t enforce it enough or at all.
That is the real problem, violent games legally should be restricted
to people 18+ and older. Some are just downright sick. I mean, I enjoy
them because of their challenge and their humor or their story, but not
their violence. I played through Fallout 3,
being shocked by It’s gore levels, but they werent the reason why I
played it. I was there for living in the games world doing quests and
leveling up my character. If the government would step in and
actually restrict violent games (any of them really, I don’t care
anymore if mildly violent games (jedi knight/morrowind/etc) were
restricted to adults) then half of the problems would be gone, if they
can think up a very well designed and worded law to determine BY
content ONLY what games should be restricted…. The current rule is a
copy of the Obscenity definition which is insanely vague. Here is
the rule they are deliberating on…
“it defines violent games as works that depict “killing, maiming,
dismembering, or sexually assaulting an image of a human being,” in a
way that’s offensive, appeals to morbid interests, and otherwise lacks artistic merit. “
1) This is so vague. The games affected by the first part
“killing,maiming,dismembering, or sexually assaulting an image of a
human being” in a way that’s offensive, appeals to morbid interests and
otherwise lacks artistic merit, would effect 95% of the mildly violent
RPG/shooter games… because there is no definition of the ‘offensive’ ,
‘morbid interests’ or ‘artist merit’. There isn’t a violent game out
there that someone would judge ‘offensive’ and/or have ‘no artistic
merit’. Who judges this? It doesn’t say. I can list 8 games that would
fit this definition and only 1 out of 8 are super violent and have
“maiming/dismembering/or sexual assaulting” in them! (Captolized)
Doom (mildly violent)
Quake (ditto)
Quake 2 (same thing)
Unreal (Same thing)
Serious Sam (Moderatly violent)
Jedi Knight (Mildly violent, no gore – It’s star wars for god’s sake!)
BULLETSTORM (Uber Violent)
Morrowind (Mildy violent – no gore , just small bloodpools – no guns / just swords / spells)
If this deliberation is about a complete all-ages ban (even to
adults!), then it can be twisted around to ban all 8 games, because
mild killing with slight blood, like seen in most of these games could
be twisted to violate the statute! Only bulletstorm fits MOST
catagories of violence, killing, dismembering,maiming, and no game
features sexually assaulting… But none of the games have to fit all to
be banned to adults in this case… Just fit one…. So it targets ALL
violent games, even mild ones… Or could.
It’s too vague… One of the ladies in the Faux Newsvideo whined about
all violent games fitting all catagories mentioned, like all or most
violent games allow the player to Kill, Maim, Dismember AND sexually
assault (rape – something she seems to think players can do in most
games, she doesn’t realize that NO games have a controllable rape scene
since custers revenge back in 1989, with worse graphics than Mario
brothers !), and are disgusting and lack artistic value, and then made
some nonsense lie about 2 year olds she knows who play them…. If this
is really an All-Age ban and not some restriction to adults… Then we
have a problem, especially if the justices think like her.
