Illinois Gaming Law KOed, Appeal Planned [Dec 03, 2005, 3:06 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Ill.
Governor to Appeal Video Game Ruling reports that a federal judge has ruled
unconstitutional Illinois' recently passed law that banned the sale of violent
or sexually explicit video games to minors:
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. Rod Blagojevich vowed to appeal a federal judge's ruling that shot down a new Illinois law banning the sale of violent or sexual video games to minors.
U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kennelly ruled Friday that Illinois' restrictions are unconstitutional and barred the state from enforcing the law.
The Democratic governor and other supporters of the measure have argued that children were being harmed by exposure to games in which characters go on killing sprees or sexual escapades.
"This battle is not over," Blagojevich said in a statement. "Parents should be able to expect that their kids will not have access to excessively violent and sexually explicit video games without their permission."
Kennelly said state officials came "nowhere near" demonstrating that the law passes constitutional muster.
Opponents had declared the law a restriction on free speech and pointed out that similar laws had been struck down in other states.
The MPAA can and will fine theaters and retailers for selling inappropriate product to minors, but like I said it isn't strictly enforced. The ESRB doesn't enforce the ratings they impose.
In case you misread me, I was agreeing with your implicit point and calling Fang out for playing semantic games.
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