Games & The Law

STLtoday (thanks Slashdot) has more on the legal wrangling over game violence in St. Louis (story), saying: "St. Louis County officials have decided not to give up on outlawing sale of violent video games to minors despite a recent tide against their effort. Last week, county lawyers asked that the full 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis review an adverse decision from a three-member panel of its judges." Also, 'POSTAL' Video Game Victorious Over U.S. Postal Service (thanks Frans) is the press release announcing that a six-year-old lawsuit brought by the U.S. Postal Service against Running with Scissors over their gratuitously violent action game "has been dismissed with prejudice" by the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Included are some barbs aimed at the Postal Service, Senator Joe Lieberman, and the postmaster general.
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St. Louis - Trench-coats in Doom?
Jun 26, 2003, 12:14
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St. Louis - Trench-coats in Doom? Jun 26, 2003, 12:14
Jun 26, 2003, 12:14
 
Didn't see anyone else mention this . . .

The STL today article on violence & games, says that while games don't cause violence, they could influence the form violence takes. They cite the Columbine shootings, and say that while games didn't cause that, maybe the shooters wore trench-coats because of the characters in Doom.

Huh?

I'm pretty sure I played the same Doom they're talking about - where are the friggin' trenchcoats?

Now, if those shooters had worn flourescent green body armor with grey motorbike helmets, and had been running at 90 MPH . . . I think they'd have a point then.


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