http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/27/su...alifornia-law/
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The Supreme Court of the United States has issued its opinions on Brown v. The Entertainment Merchants Association, a case which argued the Constitutionality of a (since struck down) California state law which banned the sale of "violent" video games to minors. The majority opinion, decided upon by seven of the court's nine Justices, is to once again strike down the law.
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Interesting news to us Americans and the way government views it as a medium. Joystiq also has some analysis articles about the Supreme Court's decision, as well as an article about the senator behind the stricken down law being a whiner about corporate America:
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/27/se...-ahead-of-our/
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According to PC Magazine, Yee stated that the ruling "put the interests of corporate America before the interests of our children." Yee added that the game industry would continue to profit "at the expense of our kids' mental health and the safety of our community."
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I thought the responsibility for these games getting sold to kids was a responsibility thrown on their parent's shoulders isn't it?
I mean it's not like cashiers at stores aren't forced to check age requirements for these games. Their registers even prompt them to check for ID, and I've seen it work too. I saw a parent buying a game for their kid once and when the clerk said that it was a game intended for 17+ old kids since they needed to verify her ID, the mother quickly took the game and told the kid that he couldn't have it because he wasn't old enough.
Corporate America before the mental health and safety of the community indeed. I thought the last time someone tried to keep putting up lawsuits against video game companies he ended up getting disbarred.