Supreme Court: first amendment allows mature video games to be sold to minors

Re:Supreme Court: first amendment allows mature video games ... by cheez on Monday June 27, 2011 @01:33PM (#2702139)

You shouldn't be a gray comment!

It fascinates me that people think the government is some kind of replacement for the village. I grew up in a community. The community gave me access to many things but never coerced me to participate. I chose what I wanted to do.

What kind of childhood did you have where you think the same people that require you to act a certain way at the threat of violence should be your saviours?

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Re:Supreme Court: first amendment allows mature video games ... by niels_olson on Monday June 27, 2011 @01:51PM (#2702220)

Let's say your community had a store. And the town council voted that your store shouldn't sell violent video games to the children. Is that wrong? Conversely, would it be wrong to dissent?

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Re:Supreme Court: first amendment allows mature video games ... by cheez on Monday June 27, 2011 @01:57PM (#2702257)

Yes, it's wrong to vote on someone else's commerce activities when they do no physical harm and themselves don't require coercion.

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Re:Supreme Court: first amendment allows mature video games ... by niels_olson on Monday June 27, 2011 @03:40PM (#2702679)

But, like alcohol, violent media does lead to physical injuries

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/108/5/1222.ful...

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Re:Supreme Court: first amendment allows mature video games ... by cheez on Monday June 27, 2011 @03:44PM (#2702702)

> American children between 2 and 18 years of age spend an average of 6 hours and 32 minutes each day using media

Violent media is not the problem.

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