Gov. Gary Locke is surrounded by supporters and bill sponsor, Rep, Mary Lou Dickerson, D-Seattle, second from right, as he prepares to sign a bill that bans video games that depict violence against law enforcement officers, before he signs it into law during bill signing ceremonies in Olympia, Wash., Tuesday, May 20, 2003. (AP Photo/Louie Balukoff)

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/030521/168/44qap.html

Notice what I did to the picture (attached) :D

Gary looks very confused. Does he even know where he is and what he is signing :confused:

When I look at that pic I think of...

Being dragged out of bed in the middle of the night, put at a table and asked to sign a piece of paper while I'm still half asleep.

I'm not sure I'm opposed to a bill that prohibits games with violence against the police. On the other hand... why not then also ban gangster movies?
I'll have to think about it for a while if I'm for or against.

What I AM against is that little Timmy guy they put next to Gary. Protecting the poor innocent children from violent games... by abusing them for your ad campaign by putting them right next to you in this picture :rolleyes:

Who do they wanna fool?

Added a quake symbol? Very clever :stickout:

Well, from my understanding they arent banning the actual games Pilgrim, its just now Timmah cant go and buy Vice City, he has to get his 18 year old brother to.

Timmah can scam people and yet he can't buy Doom III...now that's smart.

They have to understand that signing this won't stop because there are already kids owning violent games, and if they don't, they'll find a way to play it. And do shop keepers really care about what kids get and not? Um... I think they would care about money...

If you read the article carefully, they opposed to minors buying games where crimes are committed against the police.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030521/ap_en_ot/violent_games_4

Okay, here's my take on this issue. Take it for what it's worth. I am against any new law banning the sale of violent video games to children. Why? Because I'm tired of new laws being signed for issues that should be taken care of by responsible parenting and education. We live in a very lazy society where parents don't take care of their responsibilities for themselves. They need some 'suit' adding a law that makes it illegal for them to be dumb. This should be common sense just as much as switching the channel if you don't want little Timmy watching a violent show at 9:00pm on a Wednesday night.

Then again, it seems every day there is another frivolous lawsuit against somebody for some of the most ignorant issues. I just read how some vegetarian groups won a $10 million settlement from McDonald's because the fast food company used meat in their french fries when they said they only used vegetable oil. Those people probably never even ate at McDonald's.

...okay, off the soap box...

This has got to be one of the most ridiculous laws in the country. Kids woulnd't be buying these "violent" games if their parents were around to keep an eye on them. Since when should tax-payers be responsible for parenting everyone else's children?

And come to think of it, the bill was sponsored by a Washington senator; WA is one of the most liberal states.

Originally posted by akash
...Since when should tax-payers be responsible for parenting everyone else's children?

Heck, that's the good ol' fashion American way. Why not pay just a few bucks more each week to support someone you will never meet in your life?

I've played GTA3 and wouldn't you know that whenever I pull up next to a police cruiser, I have the urge to point an uzi at them. Hmm, maybe this law is needed... :rolleyes:

Ermmm, is this really news? I seem to recall my friend trying to buy a video game from a game store at our local mall. Since it was a rated Mature game, he was actually carded before the clerk rang the game through.

I can see the reason for that considering you don't want 10 year old Timmy playing a game like Vice City where you can work for drug lords, whack the drug lord to take over, and then start buying shady businesses around the area. Such as an ice cream factory that sells drugs, a printer factory that prints phony money, and a cab company where you whack the competition. Plus, if you ever get cop trouble it's fairly easy to shake. Just got to remember the "leavemealone" cheat won't work in real life... ;)

Oh, and lest we forget the fine eh hmmm lady friends you can pick up and take into a dark alley for some "playtime"

Originally posted by Zerano
...I can see the reason for that considering you don't want 10 year old Timmy playing a game like Vice City where you can work for drug lords, whack the drug lord to take over, and then start buying shady businesses around the area. Such as an ice cream factory that sells drugs, a printer factory that prints phony money, and a cab company where you whack the competition. Plus, if you ever get cop trouble it's fairly easy to shake. Just got to remember the "leavemealone" cheat won't work in real life... ;)...

So, then the parents of Timmy wouldn't be responsible for teaching him the difference between reality and fiction? Or how about just teaching him that whether he thinks that is real or not, it isn't legal and in real life, it shouldn't be done. I just feel that this is a cop-out and everyone wants to blame everyone but themselves. It's so easy to blame a game manufacturer for a kid's killing spree rather than look at the way he was brought up. I did fine myself and I've played my fair share of violent video games. I've listened to negative lyrics before and I've watched some of the worst movies not only on cable but also on regular "family-hour" TV. I haven't killed anyone nor have I had the tendencies to do so. I won't use the word "normal" because I don't believe it can be truly defined. There just comes a time when parents need to stop blaming everyone else and take action themselves.

This, of course, is no reflection on your views Zerano. Just my thoughts on the subject...