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torg:
Its like punishing the car companies, because someone stole a car and killed someone with it....

Johnny C:
Go Canada!

Wildonnie:
What utter bull.

You know, if and when this bill passes, when the first kid in Washington commits a crime "due to a video game", I hope the knee-jerk politicians look first at the age of the child, then at the ESRB rating.  How much money you wanna bet the kid will be barely a teenager, yet the game will be M for Mature, which is the same as rated R movies, both of which you can't sell to someone under 18 without a parent there.  And you know what the public opinion (and I use that term loosely) is on blaming the parent.  Or blaming the store who sold it.  For shame that in America we should HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR OWN ACTIONS!  I've been awake for two hours and I'm already pissed.  Thank you government.

Kjammer:
I think this law is going to get abused.
EXAMPLE:  Some parrents neglect their child, the child becomes a sadist who beats the other children at school (not just bullying) and eventually he kills someone.  The parrent is going to point the pinger at violent videogames (even if the kid has never seen one before).  Seeing as people can get away when they sue a motorist because they got their hands run-over while stealing their hubcaps, I'm sure the bad parrent would get away with it, even if the investigation says it wasn't the fault of "Grand Theft Auto: San Andraes", or "Doom 3."

We might as well issue an AK-47 to every person avobe 12,  and have the Gun manufacturers pay the victims of the gun-related crime 5% of the company's Net-Worth each, thereby screwing the company if more than 20 people die in a killing spree.
OK this situation is a bit too far-fetched.

Deacon:
Honestly, even if by some miracle the law were really passed, it would be found unconstitutional on a number of different grounds.  It's ludicrous.

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