"... an interactive video game in which he actively, but virtually, binds and gags the woman, then tortures and kills her?" Breyer said.
errr. Do any mainstream games do this outside of scripted cut-scenes? "Tim Winter, president of the Parents Television Council, said the decision created a constitutionally authorized "end-run on parental authority." No, it didn't. It didn't create anything. 90% of the time, when a government is tasked with something, it is telling someone what they can't do. That is what governments do. I would rather the decision be left in my hands. "I wonder what other First Amendment right does a child have against their parents' wishes?" he said. "Does a child now have a constitutional right to bear arms if their parent doesn't want them to buy a gun? How far does this extend? It's certainly concerning to us that something as simple as requiring a parental oversight to purchase an adult product has been undermined by the court." It is certainly concerning to me that something as simple as requiring a parent to parent their kids had to be decided by the court. It didn't say the kid had a right to buy anything against the wishes of the parent. It said the government does not have the right to decide on the parents' behalf. As much as Winter might disagree, the "government" is not a babysitter, nor should it be. Quit whining and apply some of that parental authority that was mentioned. That "end-run" comment tells me that Mr. Winter is in it more for the politics than he is for the welfare of children and parental rights. On 6/27/2011 3:50 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > Court overturns ban on video game sales to kids > > Excerpt: > > Read more here: > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_supreme_court_violent_video_games > > > Wow. Seven to two. > > The two dissenters: Clarence Thomas and Stephen Breyer. That is an > unlikely duo. > > J ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:339534 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
