Jeroen wondered: > At 07:46 16-2-02 -0600, The Fool wrote: > > >Georgia lawmakers have submitted a bill that would make it a criminal > >offense to sell violent games to minors. > > OK, I can understand that people are concerned about exposing children to > depictions of graphic violence. I am all for limiting the exposure. But > does anyone really believe this law will help?
*snipped* possible bypasses of the law This law isn't about protecting kids. It's about protecting the lawmakers when reelection time rolls around, and protecting the moolah they get from the anti-fun fringe nuts. Like laws requiring "abstinence-only" sex education and laws banning clean needle exchanges, they do much, much more harm than good. Bear in mind that as recently as the late 1980's, a man was convicted in the state of Georgia of the horrific crime against humanity of consensually performing oral sex upon his ex-wife. I love my home state, but DAMN, they need to stop electing such idiotic lawmakers. They'll get a reputation as bad as Alabama if they're not careful. Sorry, Ronn. Adam C. Lipscomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft." - Teddy Roosevelt
