Who needs freedom anyway?
The OP says it would be the first time the govt forces restrictive sales of a private company, but that's not really the case. Unless I'm just misunderstanding. The govt forces restrictive sales of tobacco, porn, and alcohol. I don't see this as being anything different, unless I'm missing something??
That aside, I think it's stupid and parents should just actually parent their ****ing kids.
No, it would give the ESRB(Entertainment Software Rating Board), a privately owned, and run organization the ability to restrict the sale of certain titles from a portion of the populous under law. They are the organization that rates games, and it would be the first time in this country that a privately owned organization has that kind of power.
Ahhh... gotcha. Okay.
Well that's just dumb
not any more dumb than allowing the Motion Picture Association of America to determine which movies a minor may or may not purchase a ticket to watch.
side note: wiki states that the MPAA rating system is a voluntary system not enforced by law, it is one of various motion picture rating systems used to help parents decide what movies are appropriate for their children. really it is voluntary and not enforced by law? let a theater sell an R-rated ticket to a 15 year old and see what happens if someone complains.
still is a dumb idea. just another way to let lazy parents keep on being lazy.
not any more dumb than allowing the Motion Picture Association of America to determine which movies a minor may or may not purchase a ticket to watch.
side note: wiki states that the MPAA rating system is a voluntary system not enforced by law, it is one of various motion picture rating systems used to help parents decide what movies are appropriate for their children. really it is voluntary and not enforced by law? let a theater sell an R-rated ticket to a 15 year old and see what happens if someone complains.
still is a dumb idea. just another way to let lazy parents keep on being lazy.
I highly enjoy the MPAA rating system (except for it being used by the industry to push certain films away from box office success) in comparison to it being enforced by the law. Nevertheless, anyone who has worked in the movie theater industry knows the number of times a parent complains about a rated-R film being shown to they and their children....despite the fact that it is rated R.
It's a lose-lose situation.
Lol. Plus, parents taking their kids in to seeing a movie with them that is probably inappropriate...and then being absolutely shocked that it was inappropriate...and then complain about it. That's especially what I meant. I didn't word that correctly at all. I woke from a nap. My mistake.
You have to give it to em', though - they're usually spearheading the attempts to pass laws no one else would touch without someone else trying it first.I agree with chevy.
Leave it to California to pass crappy laws :roll:
Now, if there was a way to segregate minors from adults in Xbox live and other gaming servers, I would be a happy guy. Kids ruin the gaming experience.
old man voice Back in my day, if we wanted to play video games, we did so without bothering the grownups! Now with the internet, it has all been downhill!
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