Supreme Court to hear Calif. case on violent video games

Supreme Court to hear Calif. case on violent video games

Gone are the days when video-game players were content to destroy asteroids on their Ataris.

Nintendo's affable Mario and Luigi have been replaced by characters who slay demon babies, slit their own wrists, slaughter innocent bystanders and use fallen comrades as "meat shields" on their way through gruesome virtual worlds.

Whether there should be laws keeping such games out of the hands of kids has been the subject of legal battles around the country. The U.S. Supreme Court this year is expected to review California's 2005 law that would ban sales of violent games to minors.

Federal courts have twice blocked the law from being enacted

The nation's video-game sellers contend that the law, which mandates "18-and-over" stickers for the bloodiest games, and $1,000 fines for stores that sell them to children, violates the freedom of speech provision in the U.S. Constitution.

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Whether it's idiot parents who are either ill-informed or refuse to say "no" to their kids, older siblings and/or friends making proxy purchases, five finger discount, store employees that won't card, or online purchases.

It's a stupid law. Get rid of it.

I think I turned out ok... I haven't ripped anybody's spine out yet.

I don't want you looking in on me when I'm in the old folk's home.