Ill. Gov. Seeks Violent Video Game Ban

CHICAGO -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich is proposing to make it a misdemeanor for businesses to sell violent and sexually explicit video games to minors, a step that other states have tried with little success.

Blagojevich's proposed legislation would prohibit the distribution, sale, rental and availability of mature video games to children younger than 18, spokeswoman Abby Ottenhoff told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Current Illinois law does not prohibit selling or renting video games to children, regardless of how violent or sexually explicit the games may be. Retailers are not supposed to sell them to people under 17 but have been blamed for lax enforcement.

Under the governor's plan, the proposed fine for violating the bans would be a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in prison or a $5,000 fine.

The proposed legislation also would require retailers to label violent or sexually explicit video games. Video games now are rated with general labels such as "M" for "mature."

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-video-games-blagojevich,0,276445,print.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines

The article says nothing about banning violent video games.

if you were under 18.

is a student riddled with existential angst and is posession of a massive stockpile of weapons.

Violent movies, violent music, violent video games, violent war in Iraq. Maybe we are just a violent f**king country.

kill anyone. But the squatter in Al Gore`s White House is on pace to out do Hitler in the violent murder department. What a shame this moron is from my home state and a Democratic Governor to boot. Another DINO reaching for the GOP`s lack of values.
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>> What a shame this moron is from my home state and a Democratic Governor to boot. Another DINO reaching for the GOP`s lack of values.
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I knew Hot Rod Blo-jo would be a disappointment the moment he put his tail between his legs and started pandering to the gun nuts downstate. So now instead of getting the REAL guns off the streets, he's going to ban imaginary guns on a TV screen?
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It's a sad end for a guy who once boldly proclaimed in 1996: "This is a message to the far right in America. Your revolution is over" when beating the only Repug candidate who was elected in Chicago.

Don't blame me though, I didn't vote for him in the primary. 30 years of waiting for a Dem governor and this is what we @#$%^&*( get....grrr.

It's time to practice saying GOVERNOR MADIGAN in 2006. The Repug party is dead here, all the action wil be on the Dem side.

direction. Maybe people should watch their kids? Ask them what they do all freakin' day when they arrive home and the homework isn't done. Ask them where they learned some of the awful things they say or do.

Parent...don't censor. This censorship never works unless it's the corporate media.

The big ape is throwing barrels at the caprenter.

Allowing Donkey Kong and his ape friends to exist gives a pro-environmental message to the children. We should pave over their jungle home to build a Wal-Mart.

and battery. He was however, the victim in Donkey Kong 2.

The Governor is right on the target. Look how the Army used violent video games to recruit people. The psychological effect on a young mind could classically condition our kids into pure desensitisation and possibly create a desire to go into a real combat zone. People can do what they want to do about letting their kids have this stuff and I don't mean to disrespect service or any of armed forces who is highly admirable and patriotic. But I strongly disapprove of the way they are marketing their war.

I guess we ought to ban movies with boobs in them, because the children might have sex if they saw boobies! Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children?!?!?!

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...are in my wallet? That's okay, they're all near thirty, anyway... ;-)

What happened to supporting free speech?