Illinois Gov. Seeks Ban on Violent Video Games

Gov. Rod Blagojevich is proposing to make it a misdemeanor for businesses to sell violent and sexually explicit video games to minors, a step that other states have tried with little success.

Blagojevich's proposed legislation would prohibit the distribution, sale, rental and availability of mature video games to children younger than 18.

"We're talking about violent games that use realistic depiction of human-on-human violence, video games that include dismemberment and disfigurement, video games where the kids control the process," Blagojevich said Thursday.

I can agree that kids probably should not be playing video games involving such things without conceding any authority to the government for regulating their sale. We have freedom of speech because government cannot be trusted to make these decisions.

Posted on 2004-12-16 21:41:49.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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