LET'S ARGUE ABOUT VIDEO GAMES

[Dr. Boogie]

Originally Posted by DougClayton4231

I do really hope that at least if a law like that one gets passed, it will shift the blame completely to the parents and the child, not the game company. If a child gets hold of MK and decides to try Kung Lao's finisher on one of his classmates, technically it would be felony child endangerment and possibly neglect for giving the kid the damn game.

The thing is, if the law doesn't penalize retailers AND provide consequences for parents who buy those games for their kids, it will ultimately fail and be a huge waste of taxpayer money. As it stands now, that's how all these laws are written, and so they are doomed before they have even begun. Also, if a child does try Kung Lao's finishing move, two things will happen: he'll get detention for bopping a classmate with a hat, and everyone will laugh at him for pretending to be Oddjob.

The question to ask here is why is this legislation necessary? Proponents would tell you it's because violent games are bad for our children, but there has yet to be any definitive evidence showing that such games cause violent behavior. Because of that, it's really not practical to enact this kind of ineffective legislation "just to be safe".


Also, I'm moving these posts to the arguing thread.