Supreme Court Rules Against Violent Video Game Ban

[Dimitri0809]

Fucking gaming fags, you and your violent video games, fucking geeks, nerds.. losers..

getting horny over your violent video games..

[tkoizumi]

we gone thru this time and time again with rock&roll, cinema, literature, cartoon, art, and etc. time and time again it all comes down to waste of tax payer's money. there ought to be a law where future form of art should never be brought up to supreme court.

[Apiaanilol]

People who talk about banning violent games are fucking stupid. Like there was no violence and killing before games were invented?

[SniperQPS]

Shit they ban crap bitches

[kerayzey]

Violent games lead violent kids. So does real guns. But you don't sell them to kids, you sell them to adults. Therefore, sell violent games to adults. And parents, do your job.

[sp00kx3]

Video games: We're violent humans by nature, even before video games, we watched Gladiator fights and what not.

Parents? Do your fucking job. If you don't want your kids to play games, don't let them.

Easy sht.

[jcrowley1985]

While I do support that no such ban was instated, the REASON behind the decision was not to "protect free speech" and all that other stuff. The real reason was lobbying by video game companies who stood to lose money should violent games be banned.

Fewer games means less profits. That's the reason for the decision, not to protect your rights. If there was no money to be lost, it would be quite possible that the ban would have gone through.

[clipsryan]

@jcrowley1985 It doesn't matter sense both reasons stand against this ban.

[Sombomombo]

Hey, I say leave censorship to the parents. Seriously, they'll know... in most cases... what their kid can handle without getting frightened or misunderstanding the content. Like a movie really. So awesome job supreme court, you seem to get more good shit done than the rest of our gov combined.

[MrPatatoPants]

G4= SHIT

Adam Sessler= The shit ;)

[touchscream56789]

the supreme court people know what they are doing and are not stupid

[WatchTheVideo123]

Bill s.978

[hellofaname]

4 dislikes= Jack Thompson, Glenn Beck, Leland Yee, Sean Hannity

[rifleman1002]

@hellofaname Hillary Clinton flagged it I guess.

[SolidSp33d]

And now we have Bill S.978 to worry about. :/

/watch?v=hytigOSjJxc

[mhrfg]

So does this mean games are no longer gonna get banned in Australia?

[hellofaname]

@mhrfg

Unfortunately no, the US constitution does not apply to anyone or anything outside of America. Sorry mate.

[mhrfg]

@hellofaname

Oh I don't live in Australia but that's a shame, games shouldn't be banned there..

[MilitiaOfPain]

I threw up in my mouth abit when I first heard about this ban on videogames.

Then I drank some Dr.Pepper and it went away! =D

[Tokysliding69]

why doesn't any of AOTS videos work for me? They just idle with the loading circle sequence shit.

[fecalophagus]

Freakin sweeeet!There are already more than enough restrictions in place.Parents need to take charge, take responsibility, and monitor what their children have access to.If they're offended by something, they need to take care of it at their own level, and not try to influence everyone else's rights. The only violence that video games have noticably motivated is toward the $160 handheld console and dumbass Pokemon game, from grandma, because some tardo pre-pube couldn't find the freakin ice gym.

[RagingPoodle]

Yay, Creativity can keep thriving.

[Wiifan4life]

this is why it's good to live in America. in any European country, the government doesn't come across any issues when they ban videogames or movies.

[onanidaily]

How long before the MPAA decides that the movie rating system is impacting its sales and decides to have it ruled unconstitutional on the grounds of free speech.

[mynosehurt]

@onanidaily Yeah, really.

[Se7enBeatleofDoom]

Most kids are not Father by Uncle Sam! Government should not be one who decides which things kids can not play or watch! It the parents jobs to do that!

[LawenceCodye]

4 out of 140 people missed the thumbs up button, I was in no way 1 of those people...

Btw, finally this law/ban or whatever is done with for now & is no longer a big threat to gamers anymore...

[linkinpain]

bad parenting, horrible life = violent people o.O

[solid408]

can i get a - what what!!

[xThunderBallzX]

so everyone can buy rated M games now right

JK

[transat236]

3 Dislikes are annoying soccer moms

[brigsbah]

@transat236 Hopefully hot soccer moms

[ragegod13]

who are the three people that would be ignorant enough to dislike this vid. i mean really they would have to have a religious hate for video game or just accidentally clicked the dislike button on their way to the thumbup >:/

[UltimateWheelman]

@ragegod13 It happens whenever anyone mentions that there are no dislikes (like the top rated comment does).

[killingman22]

go to geezerd gamers dot com it hooks you up to servers with just adults google it

[MasterJezper]

... ok fine dont stop little kids from playing Violent video games... stop them from buying Mics / Headsets so that they dont destroy the eardrums of many other gamers...

[xxSnarflesxx]

onanidaily is retarded. That's not what this ruling was. This protected that medias right to produce violence. It had nothing to do with movies as a separate media. Get ur facts straight. Like movies it's ip to the parents to allow their child to view these movies games etc. Idiot

[onanidaily]

@xxSnarflesxx I may be retarded but at least I know how to respond to someone’s comment.

If you understood my comment you would have realized that the fucktards sitting on the bench had just put us on a slippery slope with regards to the laws currently in place limiting a minors access to prohibited items.

Following this ruling, the laws preventing minors from buying cigarettes, Alcohol, or viewing R or X rated movies in theatres can be challenged on the same grounds.

[LutenantDmitri]

:D

[icecoldkarma]

:D

[CSNazo]

I have to watch this a few times just to understand what they are saying.

I dont understand government at all.

[onanidaily]

Well thank god for this new ruling. Given this precedent, it is just a matter of time before preschoolers will be allowed to go see x-rated movies.

[deadtombII]

Hooraaaay!!

[Camrocks1000]

and thats why conservatives are better, obama!!!!

[CoolerKing37]

@Camrocks1000 What are you talking about? This was hardly a left/right ruling. I fact, one of the dissenters was Clarence Thomas, a big time conservative.

[Camrocks1000]

@CoolerKing37 ok youre dumb. youre right that it might have not been a left right ruling but not all conservatives have to have a conservative viewpoint this could have been a topic he didn't view positively on.

[CoolerKing37]

@Camrocks1000 So then quit bragging as if one political side is superior, you dummy. Do your research better too.

[shawnspeed3]

I bet those conservative religious freaks were behind this law...

[halo609]

@shawnspeed3 no it was democrat named Leland yee

[d3nworth1]

Yeah !!!!!! Suck it concerned parents.

[shaggytheprince650]

i was violent before i played video games..lol

[DeadlyMaddawg31]

1 dislike looks like there was one person from the government

[smartbro678]

Violent Video Games > Government :)

[frozenwing123]

finally a win for gamers XD

[bustapunk101]

yuh buddy



[Dragonrider1227]

AOTS, why don't your videos play? D:

[rockwitit123]

@Dragonrider1227 Same thing happened to me when I upgraded FF5, now some videos wont play, did some research and not all of these videos use the same codecs. Only solution I found is Chrome.

[shadowtriber666]

@Dragonrider1227 use Google Chrome

[piandcompany]

So can minors now buy M rated games?

[zombieslayer951]

@piandcompany they've always been allowed to. it is strictly store policy as to whether or not allow the sale

[Drillur]

@zombieslayer951 They have never been able to. You need to be 17 or older or have a 21 or older sponsor.

[zombieslayer951]

@piandcompany they've always been allowed to. it is simply store policy which dictates if a minor is allowed or disallowed to purchase M rated games

[Drillur]

@piandcompany No. Still gotta be 17 & older or have a 21 and older "sponsor."

[piandcompany]

@Drillur Where did you see this in the court ruling?

[zombieslayer951]

@Drillur nope, check it out. ESRB has no real power, they are only there to warn the consumer on what they are purchasing. anyone can buy the game. it's only store policy that limits on who is allowed to buy it. that is why they have signs and shit at gamestop saying you have to be 17 or up to purchase the game, cause it's their policy. there is no law on it

[D0CCON]

@zombieslayer951

You could say the same thing about the movie and music industries, except that video games are better regulated, according to the FTC (13% of minors were able to buy M rated games, compared to 38% being allowed to buy R rated movies, 47% being allowed to buy unrated movies, and 64% being allowed to buy CDs with parental advisory labels on them).

[zombieslayer951]

@D0CCON ya, that's cause the people that rate the games, movies, and decide whether or not CD's should have parental advisory labels on the, have no power. the only thing preventing minors in any case from buying said material is strictly the store policy. the only thing that is illegal for a minor to buy content wise would be xxx, aka porn.

[Zander81Rulz]

*sigh of relief* 

[kirasuselessminion]

suck it jack thompson

[AtsuikajiOtoko23]

0 dislikes = No Government

[falmatrix2r]

@AtsuikajiOtoko23 4 dislikes now, i think there's some parents out there...or green peace who knows

[Havok492]

LoL at 1:38 lol

[johnnyk617]

Adam is way too intelligent to be trapped on a sinking network like g4

[SeniorSmurf1]

@johnnyk617 thats what i was thinking, adam surprise me here... i didnt realize how much more intelligent he is than the other hosts

[Bosston62]

oh and if your a gamer then um

HOORRAAAAYYYY

[CrAzYcHiCa428]

Also, I'm curious as to what was scientifically unsound about the studies linking video games with violence in children. As an educator, I'm familiar with these studies, and I've always considered their findings to be valid. So I'd love to hear the reasoning behind the opposite point of view, because I don't want to only be familiar with one side of the argument. Is there anywhere I could read in detail about the decision?

[idiot4aday]

@CrAzYcHiCa428

I think the other side of the argument is that parents are in charge of teaching morals. Sometimes it isnt right to buy a game for a kid a certain age, but if the government gets to decide it will be wrong and exploited for other reasons. Censorship is scary.

[CrAzYcHiCa428]

@idiot4aday OK, I see what you're saying. Giving the government power to restrict the sales would be too "big brother"-ish. I sort of agree, but if certain parents are OK with their kids playing violent games, the parents could go buy them for the kids. I feel like this decision mainly benefits kids who are playing these games behind their parents' backs, and I don't think that's a good thing. I definitely understand what you're saying, though.

[idiot4aday]

@CrAzYcHiCa428

Well your counting on the parent caring about what the kids watching. The thing is the exposure of the violence isnt as bad as the parents attitude toward certain behavior.

[CrAzYcHiCa428]

What I don't get is why it's illegal for children to get into R-rated movies, but not for them to purchase M-rated videogames. Inconsistencies like that confuse me. They should either both be legal or both be illegal. Anyone understand why the discrepancy?

[Bosston62]

@CrAzYcHiCa428 because parents are to stupid to understand the point of the ESRB rating system

It makes me wonder if we made game ratings like movies

so COD would be rated R

I wonder if parents would pay attention then

[floeticdeath]

@Bosston62 reminds me of the psn outage, where some grandpa was mad because he couldn't play COD with his EIGHT YEAR OLD GRANDSON. Some people are seriously retarded.

[Bosston62]

@floeticdeath lol wtf thats even a more retarded reason to get mad

he could have just played split screen with bots

same game same crap

but yea it is pathetic that the courts are so busy with this crap

when over all it is one of the biggest money making industries out now

[CrAzYcHiCa428]

@Bosston62 That's a really good idea. That might indeed be taken more seriously by parents. Parents do definitely have an enormous responsibility in the department of monitoring the media that their children consume. Because I mean, I like video games as much as the next person, but I just hate seeing little kids playing games like CoD, and Mortal Kombat, and such, because they're still at such an impressionable age.

[Bosston62]

@CrAzYcHiCa428 that and they are so fucking annoying when they have a mic and they talk

that gets on my nerve but its a lost cause they want to rule out VG but that would involve putting thousands of people out of work

it would probably make the economy worse and its just stupid at this point

[DaveSimonH]

The judges took down that case harder than a factory full of red barrels.

[Smalldude08]

*plays dead rising*

MOM! I WANT TO GO KILL ZOMBIES WITH A DRILL BUCKET!

[williamakaholla]

7th =D!

[fawnfromdown]

I like pie

[theDmanattack]

hooray for gamers and boo for the gay kids who say first in their comments

[oddsource]

@theDmanattack I agree... the first viewers will have a bill passed on YouTube that, a user may not be labeled as spam if said, "FIRST VIEWER" etc!

[KatLoveMusic]

Had this insane law passed it would be a near death-sentence for a lot of gaming franchises out there. Hooray for gamers, indeed.

[carlosworldruler]

hooray for gamers! ive seen some of the studies - some are a little farfetched