At 6:14 PM -0700 6/27/11, Kevin Driscoll wrote:
One reason I opposed the CA law is that it singles out "video games" without providing a justification for doing so. Have experimental
Another fascinating dimension of this case is that it highlights the bizarre historical distinction between violence and sex. Obscenity (which is restricted) traditionally includes sex but not violence.
Kevin
One of my favorite observations about this is in the intro scene in the move "High Fidelity" where Rob/John Cusack says:
"What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?"
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