NY Games Bill [Jan 29, 2009, 07:15 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
GamePolitics has word on a proposed bill in New York State to protect minors
from any game that "glamorizes... the commission of a violent crime, suicide,
sodomy, rape, incest, bestiality, or sado-masochism." If passed, the bill would
require such games to carry warning labels, be kept sealed from general customer
access, and be available for parents to examine. The article points out the
bill's vague language (in particular the use of the term "glamorizes") and
conflicts with the US Constitution make it unlikely that this will end up
sticking as a law as currently written.
I think enforced age ratings for games are a good idea, just like they are for films, but the wording of this is just scaremongering at it's finest. I mean what games contain even a hint of sodomy, rape, incest, bestiality, or sado-masochism anyway?
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