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H.R. 231, To require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content (12 comments ↓)
H.R. 231 would require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content.
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January 13, 2009, 2:27pm (report abuse)Uh..... They already have ratings on them. The litle ratings box explains why each game got the rating it go. Perhaps Mr Baca and Mr Wolf should forfeit their paychecks for the time spent on coming up with this crap.
Visit esrb.org
Darklord7375
January 13, 2009, 2:50pm (report abuse)I think the concept of having to put warning labels on games is stupid. The games already know that it’s violent we don’t have to be told. And the whole thing about video games cause heightened aggression is stupid. Everything can cause that books, movie, computers you name it, it causes tempers to be flared. Hell most stores such as Game Stop won’t even sell games to people of certain ages because of ratings. If parents don’t won’t their children playing certain games then they shouldn’t buy them.
Alexander
January 13, 2009, 3:03pm (report abuse)dumbest bill ever. I've played violent games for years and I'm too afraid to kill the small animals eating our xmas tree lights.
Joe
January 13, 2009, 3:28pm (report abuse)Wow of all the issues plaguing this country how did they end up picking an issue with no scientific backing? I'm continually amazed by how backwards our government thinks and acts.
Deb
January 13, 2009, 4:28pm (report abuse)I am amazed that while youth violence rates are going DOWN, politicians still like to pull out this old chestnut about "evil video game violence."
I played thousands of hours of violent first person shooter games. I have yet to kill someone because of it. I have played hundreds of hours of boxing games. I've never beat anyone up.
Can we please focus on actual laws that will HELP things instead of these feel good knee jerk "THINK OF THE BABIEZ AND CHILDRENS" measures that do nothing?
duh
January 13, 2009, 4:28pm (report abuse)Hey while we're at it lets go ahead and come up with some sort of rating system for movies too!
Anon Coward
January 13, 2009, 4:44pm (report abuse)"Has been linked"? Hey, Congressmen have been linked to the Mafia. Something "having been linked" doesn't make it true.
Also, violent video games haven't yet caused me to violently attack *anyone*.
Long Term Gamer
January 13, 2009, 5:06pm (report abuse)Question: what makes them think that putting more scary words on the current ratings stickers will do anything? I mean putting all sorts of scary messages on cigarette boxes hasn't stopped people smoking yet...
Don't know what it is like in the US but here in NZ/AUS the stickers already contain written warnings of content. In fact I have been known to choose my rental video viewing material from the helpful stickers telling me which ones contain 'graphic violence, sex scenes and material that may offend some viewers'. Does that make me a sicko? Not really I'm just watching content that has already been approved past censorship.
The one benefit I can see of this is to inform parents who are too busy or lazy to take more of an interest in the entertainment choices their kids are making. And it's unreasonable to expect to blame their laziness or disinterest on a games label description when things go wrong...
James Stevens http://nwarriors.com/
January 14, 2009, 2:49am (report abuse)I have trouble believing that Congress spends money and time on ridiculous legislation like this that accomplishes nothing.
Games don't kill like cigarettes do... that's what the ESRB is for, the overwhelming majority of parents understand the ESRB ratings system.
Well, it's not surprising that they spend time/money on these issues... they listen to lobbyist groups and coporatations, do what the money says, and focus on getting re-elected. We need to fix this corruption...
http://change-congress.org/
Darklord7375
January 16, 2009, 2:26pm (report abuse)I cannot believe the fact that congress would waste money on making a stupid law. Rather than coming up with ways to fix some of the problems that our country faces right now. I believe that everyone in congress should be removed from office and we should get a new congress that actually takes things curiously and strives to fix problems. Even if they do put a warning label on the games and keep little kids from purchasing it they’ll still get their hands on it. Also this bill hurt the gaming industry which is one of the largest revenue generating industry in the world. I mean honestly people what the hell. I've played games all my life and I haven't even killed an animal before.
I_♥_gàmes
January 21, 2009, 9:04pm (report abuse)There is no point putting a label on a game box, it's like putting a terms and conditions on the back. No one will read it, imagine you're fifteen and you bought your new "Xbox 360" with halo and Call of Duty4, its not like your going to look on the back of the box and read the label...You will be wanting to run back home and play the game, and i have been playing the most violent games and i dont think ive changed, the only thing that i have killed is an enemy on a game...☺
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