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Violent Game Law Backed By 11 States
It’s been awhile since we’ve heard an update about the Supreme Court-challenged California law which would make selling violent games to minors punishable to retails for $1,000. Today we have word that 11 states have sided with California on the law.
States that are siding with California on the anti-violent game law are Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia.
An additional amicus brief – a document submitted to the court which contributes additional details – has been submitted by the bill’s original author, California state senator Leland Yee. In the 41-page brief, Yee got 100 authorities on the subject matter to side the stance that violent games can cause aggressiveness in children and adolescents.
Also requested by the bill is an alteration to the warning label on video games. All games with “killing, maiming, dismembering, or sexually assaulting an image of a human being” would require a two-inch by two-inch sticker with a bold ‘18’ on it.
To learn more about California's original written argument, along with the ESA's response, you can read our earlier post. We’ll be sure to update you on this case as more develops.
Source: GameSpot
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