Wash, rinse, repeate
Oct 06 - Oklahoma, fees won
Nov 06 - Louisiana, fees won, $1.71 million
July 06 - Minnesota, fees won
April 06 - Michigan, fees won, $182,000
Dec 05 - California
Dec 05 - Illinois, twice fees won, $510,000
July 04 - Washington, twice fees won, $344,000 and $180,000
March 04 - Indiana, fees won, $318,000
Just sit and total that up for a second, the 5 min I used to research that, thats 10 court cases at the state or appeals level, where the 1st amendment has triumphed over laws regulating video game sales to minors. Thats not even all of them and the five that I do have final decisions details from, those states have collectively lost just over 3 million dollars to paying court and legal fees to the ESA (entertainment software association) --- 3,000,000 dollars --- not gone to police, fire departments, or schools, to argue that it should be against the law to sell 17 year old a $60 game.
Remember first that it is NOT illegal for a minor to rent an R rated movie or buy a ticket for that movie. Mind you that this is not alcohol, and that no one is trying to prevent anyone else from buying that you can't buy a game FOR a 17 year old. The 17 year old can't get in trouble for playing such a game or owning it, just purchasing. Mind you that a store clerk cannot sell a minor an M rated video game (often less graphic or suggestive than a movie rated PG-13) due to every retail store policy. And read you some interesting facts about video gamers at large:
67% of American heads of households play computer or video games
The average game player age is: 33
In 2007, 24% of gamers were over the age of 50
38% of game players are female
The best-selling video game super-genre by units sold for 2006 was "Strategy," with 27.5% of video games and 35.4% of computer games sold
55% of parents believe games are a positive part of their childrens' lives
47% of online game players are female
All that and today Governor Schwarzenegger said, "I signed this important measure to ensure that parents are involved in determining which video games are appropriate for their children" and said he could continue the legal battle to put in effect a law he signed in October 2005, and was suspended and brought before a judge immediately. How much money exactly does he want to throw away on this?
Nov 06 - Louisiana, fees won, $1.71 million
July 06 - Minnesota, fees won
April 06 - Michigan, fees won, $182,000
Dec 05 - California
Dec 05 - Illinois, twice fees won, $510,000
July 04 - Washington, twice fees won, $344,000 and $180,000
March 04 - Indiana, fees won, $318,000
Just sit and total that up for a second, the 5 min I used to research that, thats 10 court cases at the state or appeals level, where the 1st amendment has triumphed over laws regulating video game sales to minors. Thats not even all of them and the five that I do have final decisions details from, those states have collectively lost just over 3 million dollars to paying court and legal fees to the ESA (entertainment software association) --- 3,000,000 dollars --- not gone to police, fire departments, or schools, to argue that it should be against the law to sell 17 year old a $60 game.
Remember first that it is NOT illegal for a minor to rent an R rated movie or buy a ticket for that movie. Mind you that this is not alcohol, and that no one is trying to prevent anyone else from buying that you can't buy a game FOR a 17 year old. The 17 year old can't get in trouble for playing such a game or owning it, just purchasing. Mind you that a store clerk cannot sell a minor an M rated video game (often less graphic or suggestive than a movie rated PG-13) due to every retail store policy. And read you some interesting facts about video gamers at large:
67% of American heads of households play computer or video games
The average game player age is: 33
In 2007, 24% of gamers were over the age of 50
38% of game players are female
The best-selling video game super-genre by units sold for 2006 was "Strategy," with 27.5% of video games and 35.4% of computer games sold
55% of parents believe games are a positive part of their childrens' lives
47% of online game players are female
All that and today Governor Schwarzenegger said, "I signed this important measure to ensure that parents are involved in determining which video games are appropriate for their children" and said he could continue the legal battle to put in effect a law he signed in October 2005, and was suspended and brought before a judge immediately. How much money exactly does he want to throw away on this?
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