I didn't even think of that, Boogie. I'm not up on California politics in general. Good call. It's like the bunch of health initiatives they're doing in New York, (taxing soft drinks (which fortunately got shot down), forbidding smoking in public parks or beaches), coz they need to fine more people and get some cash going.
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Growing up playing Mature games and rated R movies is never a good thing. I ended up having to be my own censor because my mom was at work, taking care of the family. I played Doom, but I refused to play Quake when I was young, purely because Quake was much more realistic (and scary at the time).
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I wouldn't say that's so much censoring as not doing something coz it scares the shit out of you. I still won't watch the Dracula with Gary Oldman, because it frightened me so. I don't think it's pornographic or overtly violent, i.e. any more than is needed for a Dracula tale. It's just frightening and I didn't want to see it. If a game scares my kid, I'm not gonna make him play it against his will.
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There is no issue of rights or free speech in the actual bill though. All it's trying to do is keep ultra-violent games from kids. They do the same thing with porn. Who's really opposed to that?
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But it's about controlling information, in a broad sense. I'm opposed to that. And yeah, games like Doom and even Grand Theft Auto are vastly different compared to pornography. Pornography is easier to get for free when you're a kid, so I don't hope to be able to control my kid's sexuality. Creepy. I hope for them to be well-rounded and realize their potential, as a human.
And we get into more problems when we, as voters, have to elect representatives who can dictate exactly what violence is, whether it is necessary to a narrative, acceptability, and so on.
There's a bigger picture, to, because this law could get on the books simply because of the bankrupt state, but stay on long into prosperity, should it ever return. Then, some douche politician or DA with an axe to grind will use it to hurt people.
Personally, if my kid's got the money, I'm gonna buy whatever video game they want.