http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...76411571732346148.html?mod=WSJ_myyahoo_module Eat balls, nanny state.
This. Laws like this are just another symptom of the fact that many parents now seem to think it's the state/school/teacher's job to properly raise their kids.
Did anyone read Thomas' dissent? Mental.********ing.Midget. He should stick with being Scalia's puppy dog. At least he's got a worthy judicial mind.
The problems not at my house. We have FIFA 2010 and NHL2K10 etc. But then my kids go to other kids houses and there is not much you can do. Having said that, I'm all for the SC decision here, but being a parent isn't as easy as you suggest here.
Sorry, this doesn't make sense to me. Are the movie makers next to challenge why minors are not able to attend or rent 'R' rated movies without a parent there? I suppose it makes sense from JUST the video game approach of flawed (or make believe data) that the games are harmful for youth. Logically I would expect every business that has to monitor minors to challenge rules that prohibit youth. Spencer's Gifts needs to be free to all giggling pre-teens once again. On another note, my 13 yo was celebrating at dinner last night like he just won the world cup until we informed him that he still lives in an oligarchy where he has no power.
Just awhile back the FTC came out with a report that said enforcement of the ESRB rating system by stores was being followed more than those for music or movies. link to game politics article on FTC study
Movie ratings aren't imposed by the government. The movie industry imposed them upon itself. Big difference.
Yes duh on my part, but to think that govt. doesn't have 'influence' is a bit naive. Such as music ratings (Tipper Gore's witch hunt) or this little not that I found while reading about the history of movie ratings: "In 2000, because of issues raised by Senator Joseph Lieberman, the National Association of Theatre Owners, the major trade association in the U.S., announced it would start strict enforcement of identification checks for R- and NC-17-rated movies. Many retailers of videos prohibit the sale of R-rated movies to minors."
I don't see why, with this ruling, kids are not free to buy porn. How is that age-limit any different? Not that I think it is bad for kids to look at porn, I think it's exponentially more okay than to play violent video games for their tender little minds, just curious how if one is art and protected, the other is not. Get on that, Larry Flint and Hef's attorneys, toot-suite.
Breyer's dissent asked the same question. Sidenote: this Court isn't the least bit shy about overturning legislative acts. They are nailing state legislatures left and right.
totally...I hear you and am a parent as well...you can only control so much. One weak link in the friend parent chain is all it takes... as Belgian Guy said, too many parents outsource certain things to schools/government/retail The friends house is a problem..my kid's not old enough to have to deal with this...yet... I worked in the Video Game industry for quite some time and can tell from first hand experience that the industry is pretty good about policing itself in both it's ad practices and at retail (as NORML pointed out) ...
It all falls apart once they start taking a school bus. My God, the language on an elementary school bus is shocking to this old Catholic school kid who was used to dropping f bombs back in the day.
I'm curious about the logic that allows this, but doesn't allow them to buy cigarettes, or alcohol. I'm curious about the logic that allows this but also allows statutory rape laws.
We'll see, because that's another case- http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap...fhxxcw?docId=de9413b7f9f54feb83b0cf14050bb71e
Where does this weird, a bit exclusive American, idea come from that glancing at a boob is bad for kids, while watching (and somehow experiencing) murder, death, violence and the such is good (or has anything to do with freedom of expression)???
I think fending off the government is a big part of the reason that there are voluntary ratings systems. It's good public relations, too. I love that the music lyric labeling did nothing but increase sales of records with non-Tipper-approved lyrics.