Star Jones discussed gaming law on her Court TV show last week with Craig Scott, a Columbine survivor, Sen. Leland Yee, architect of California’s unconstitutional video game law, and Katherine Fallow an attorney who has defended the video game industry against multiple legislative challenges.
Despite the thirteen minute segment being full of talking heads, it comes out incredibly even-minded and fair. Jones actually seems to have a grip on the legal aspects of the video gaming world and allows for all participants to have their say. Also, in a twist on your basic “video game violence television discussion,” people stay level-headed and don’t start making outrageous claims. Some pretty valid points are made on both sides of the argument. Give it a watch, see who you agree with and decide if you think Jones actually plays games on her phone.
i love how star jones just starts talking over people.
i may be biased here, but i’d have to agree with fallow. gamestop’s new rule is if someone sells an M rated game to anyone under the age of 17, that person gets fired and the store manager as well as the general manager are reprimanded. everyone in my store now checks the ID of anyone buying an M rated game regardless of how old the person looks. if the person buying the game is under 17, he/she must have a parent with them and the parent must consent to the sale of the game to the child. this leads me to the point important part of the argument in that the responsibility lies with the parents. parents must be in control of what their children play and the game industry seems to be trying to help every step of the way.
it’s good to see people stay on the level with this argument too. that doesn’t happen often. also, cocks.