Indiana Violent Games Bill Abandoned

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The Indiana video games bill has been abandoned for lack of support. Here's a lengthy excerpt:

A bill proposing to prevent the sale of videogames to minors in the state of Indiana has been abandoned after it failed to receive enough support for a senate introduction.

Senate Bill 135, proposed and supported by Indiana State Senator Vi Simpson, had yet to receive a formal introduction and as a result the full details of the bill are unknown. It is likely that the bill would have mirrored similar proposals in other US states which call for the introduction of severe penalties for retailers who sell violent or graphic videogames to persons aged less than 18 years of age.

When announcing the bill, Simpson told the Associated Press: "We're not setting ages or changing the ratings, we are asking retail agencies to enforce it. Right now, kids can walk into just about any store and get their hands on a video game in which they can shoot police officers, use drugs, steal cars, rape women or even assassinate a president. That's frightening to say the least."

And yes, I agree with Senator Simpson. That's frightening. It's a cheap excuse on retailers' part to claim that they don't make the games they sell. It's also a crappy one on the part of publishers, that they don't sell in retail, of course.

Read the rest at GamesIndustry.biz.

 

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