Anti-video game bill (S 6401 A/A 11717)

[PurSuiT]

The anti-video game bill (S 6401 A/A 11717) has passed both the House and Assembly and is now in hands of Governor Paterson. Please take action now and send a letter asking him to veto the anti-video game bill. New York gamers need to send a message: More video game education, not video game regulation!

 

This bill would waste NY residents hard earned tax dollars on investigating video games when the facts are already in. We have much higher priorities for our resources and dollars than this kind of crusade.

 

http://www.videogamevoters.org/takeaction/nygovernor/

 

Bill to be voted on it is enitrety

 

http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A11717&sh=t

[DaPoets]

I actually support this bill now having read the thing. All it does is allow parents to put a lock on adult content via putting in a passcode. The average gamer over 18 won't be effected.

[PurSuiT]

Our we reading the same proposed Bill?

 

"AN INJUNCTION MAY BE ISSUED BY SUCH COURT OR JUSTICE, ENJOINING AND RESTRAINING ANY FURTHER VIOLATION, WITHOUT REQUIRING PROOF THAT ANY PERSON HAS, IN FACT, BEEN INJURED OR DAMAGED THEREBY."

 

That equals alot more court time, which eqauls alot more tax money that really does not need to be spent if parents did what they already have an obligation to do. As far as I can see it also requires that a code be entered for mature rating games and movies everytime they are played and imposes that this code NOT be controled by the parents but by the sales or rental location.

[Dragon]

If its one thing politicans have proven is they're good at wasting tax payers' dollars.

 

Dragon