Proposed Bill to Criminalize Selling of Mature Games to Minors

[JonnyDough]

If it's potential hazardous to my child either physically or mentally influentially, I'd just as soon be the one to make the purchase and decide if it's ok for my kid. I for one am GLAD they are cracking down and limiting what my child can and can't buy. Until my kid is 18, I make the decisions as to what is ok and not ok for them. Store clerks and software developers are not the ones I want to make decisions when it comes to raising my child. While I don't want the government telling me what I can and can't do, it's fine that they allow me, an ADULT, the FREEDOM to make decisions for my family. I appreciate this kind of legislature Uncle Sam. It's one of your few well-thought out ones.

 

[JonnyDough]

If it is potentially hazardous to my child, either physically or mentally influentially, I'd just as soon be the one to make the purchase and decide if it's ok. I am GLAD they are cracking down and limiting what my child can and can't buy. Until my kid is 18, I decide what is ok and not ok for them. Store clerks and software developers are not the ones I want making these decisions when it comes to raising my child. While I don't want the government telling me what I can and can't do, it's fine that they allow me (an ADULT) the FREEDOM to make decisions for my family. I appreciate this kind of legislature Uncle Sam. It's one of your few worthwhile ones.

 

[JonnyDough]

Sorry for the quadruple post. I didn't notice that it was posting it when it tells me "page not found" after I hit sumbit. Could someone maybe, fix that?

 

[JonnyDough]

Keep my last post please, delete the first ones. The last one is edited.

 

[Guest]

Where are kids getting the money to buy these video games? It always comes down to the parents. Crappy parents breed the next generation of criminals and dysfunctional adults good parents breed the next generation of productive citizens capable of healthy social interaction.

It all comes down to parenting though. Society doesn't like to hear this because then it requires parents to look in the mirror and figure out how they f'd up. Most parents who breed criminals are the type of people who blame everyone but themselves for the problems in their lives.

 

[Guest]

I have no problems with them forcing stores to ID for games. I'm old enough to buy them anyway. And if it keeps them from censoring all violent games like they do in Germany then I'm all for it 😛

 

[Guest]

This is a weak attempt to control the ever growing video game industry's overage of Adult games that are falling into the hands of young children. Unfortunately, these children are exposed to these games without the consent of their parents. However, in no way shape or form is it the governments job to decide what child gets to play what game at what age. This job is up to the parent/guardian of the child, plain and simple. Why is it that so much stock is put into such ridiculous things as 'violent video games' instead of things that could be more beneficial to this country and the communities that make it up.

 

[dzmcm]

Who the hell are they trying to protect. If they are concerned about the children then they need to educate the parents. Someone needs to recognise that video games are not now, nor have they ever been, a problem. The issue at hand--if there is any correlation between virtual and real crime--is the excessive exposure, especially at a young age. It is when you allow one thing to stay in the conscious mind that it narrows and distorts your perception. This is not a new or revolutionary concept. Well rounded individuals don't kill, bludgeon, steal, or whatever. Parents, moderate your childs activities and give them something wholesome to do once in a while. And everyone else in the backward world, stop trying to control everything and educate! You can't protect people from there own stupidity (not even yourself), but you can counteract ignorance with knowledge....."knowledge is power" *sorry, i had to say it =)*

 

[dzmcm]

Who the hell are they trying to protect. If they are concerned about the children then they need to educate the parents. Someone needs to recognise that video games are not now, nor have they ever been, a problem. The issue at hand--if there is any correlation between virtual and real crime--is the excessive exposure, especially at a young age. It is when you allow one thing to stay in the conscious mind that it narrows and distorts your perception. This is not a new or revolutionary concept. Well rounded individuals don't kill, bludgeon, steal, or whatever. Parents, moderate your childs activities and give them something wholesome to do once in a while. And everyone else in the backward world, stop trying to control everything and educate! You can't protect people from there own stupidity (not even yourself), but you can counteract ignorance with knowledge....."knowledge is power" *sorry, i had to say it =)*

 

[Guest]

I'm confused at some of the logic of commentors:

'It is the job of parents...' So, along those lines, I suppose there is no ID check needed for movies, cigarettes, alcohol, casinos, porn... as it is not [fill in the blank company/industry]'s job to prevent kids from accessing [fill in the blank]

Kids will get it anyway...love that logic... people can get handguns rather easily - why even bother with having a registration process? How about drugs? It's not a question of whether it can be got...

That said, the primary responsibility should lie with the parents, but clearly video game makers and retailers are targeting mature games at kids... while not exactly similar to tobacco companies advertising/targeting kids, should they not bear some responsibility or is it all about the buck/euro/peso/etc...?

 

[davidgbailey]

"For *bleeps* sake..... the people who are 'violent' in our society today are CONSERVATIVE people by and large, who are NOT PLAYING THESE GAMES! -cristopher1"

Have you completely lost your mind? Conservative? Check your statistics. Blacks have an extremely high crime rate and they predominantly vote democrat. They are the majority in most of our prisons. You have no clue what you're talking about.

 

[wild9]

Can we have a law to legislate against the propaganda western children are fed on a daily basis?
News, entertainment, education..look where children are getting their morals these days. Look at the way they are taught to despise each other when, for instance, they are met with opposing views on topical issues such as war, immigration and foreign policy. Social engineering.

Yes, some computer games are violent but study after study has found them not to be as influencial as certain people proclaim. There has also been a policy in the west of banning things instead of making sure they only get into the hands of mature adults (look at Manhunt 2 in the UK).

I personally see a bigger problem with minds, young and old, being conditioned to believe what they are told by the corporate America in general. If parents are at fault here then the criticism should extend beyond games, because games are not the predominant influence and when you see a child getting their education from a box in the corner of the living room you begin to question what kind of a mind that child is going to develop, and whether they will be capable of putting into perspective what they are watching.

 

[wild9]

Just seems ironic that bills are suggested to silence political disent (for example the Patriot Act), and the CFR is allowed to do what it wants behind closed doors, yet all of a sudden representatives are talking about morals. Pull the other one..

 

[wild9]

[citation][nom]JonnyDough[/nom]Sorry for the quadruple post. I didn't notice that it was posting it when it tells me "page not found" after I hit sumbit. Could someone maybe, fix that?[/citation]

Same problem here.

 

[Guest]

These representatives either forgot they took an oath to uphold the constitution or forgot the 10th amendment. No suprise, most of them seem to be unable to recall half of the Bill of Rights.