Sun, 01 Jan 2006

Indiana Tries to Pass Game Law Again

The politicians doing this understand full well that the courts will toss this boneheaded legislation at the first opportunity. They've also introduced a bill that would just flat outlaw abortion. That's certain to end up in the round file, too. And they don't care ... this isn't about "making Indiana safe for children" or "stopping the abortion holocaust" any other such nonsense - it's about grandstanding for what they perceive as very socially conservative voters with the next legislative election coming up in November, following the implementation of the very unpopular daylight saving time bill. What better way to distract a populace who will have to get up in the dark to stand in the unemployment line than a few fetus-friendly, save the children bills that are doomed to be overridden by "activist judges" anyway?

Ars Technica has posted their take on Indiana's newest attempt at passing a game law that seeks to restrict the sale of violent video games. This, despite that fact that similar legislation has a track record of failing in every state it has been proposed in. From the article: 'The state capitol, Indianapolis, was one of the first cities in the nation to try and strike out at violent video games, first going after arcades and other entertainment vendors back in 2000. The quest ended up where they all do: in front of a judge, and left for dead. Now that California, Illinois, and Michigan have all suffered astounding defeats in their attempts to address PC and console game sales, Indiana wants to join the ranks of the failures.'

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