Minnesota has been dealt a blow in protecting children’s sanity
Mar 17th, 2008 by admin
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
I think the court that’s trying to block Minnesota from maintaining an age-limit to keep youngsters from buying violent games is making a big mistake:
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal appeals court has upheld an injunction against a Minnesota law that would have kept children under 17 from renting or buying violent video games.
A three-judge panel of the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Minnesota has a compelling interest in the psychological health of children.
But the judges wrote that the state didn’t have enough proof that violent video games cause psychological harm and agreed with a lower-court judge that Minnesota went too far when it passed the law two years ago.
Under the law, kids under 17 would have faced a $25 fine if they rented or bought a video game rated “M” for mature or “AO” for adults only. The law also would have required stores to put up signs warning of the fines.
I think this is foolish of the court to do that. Because it is possible for children to be badly influenced by violence, and that’s why careful steps have to be taken. So I hope that Minnesota will keep on trying to enable the law to stand.
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