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wow- broke out the fighting language huh? not offended... just a little surprised. hope your day goes better Jim-
Seriously, why is he still wasting money on this crap? Mental health of our children? How about the physical health of the children? Jamie Oliver is doing just that. Can't this guy just go after something else that will make him look good? Most of the video game industry is in California and he is going to hurt people in his state by doing this. If the Videogame industry upped and move somewhere else along with the tech industry, California will get fucked. Don't bite the hand that feeds.
alright
thats it
Im organizing a road trip to this fuckers office
any other californians who are pissed off can come with me
thats it
Im organizing a road trip to this fuckers office
any other californians who are pissed off can come with me
What?! An American politician wasting exorbitant amounts of the peoples money to suit his whims in accommodation of a radical plan of censorship supported by only the most idiotic or extreme conservative viewpoints?
Say it ain't so...
Say it ain't so...
People don't get it yet?
Videogame Violence is his political platform for re-election. He doesn't care about the children; he cares about his seat. This ruling of the Supreme Court is the veritable wrench on his governtment salary machine. He can't persuit videogames on the grounds of pornography or public safety anymore because they are now recognized as protected by the 1st Amendment; this is the endgame and he knows it.
Videogame Violence is his political platform for re-election. He doesn't care about the children; he cares about his seat. This ruling of the Supreme Court is the veritable wrench on his governtment salary machine. He can't persuit videogames on the grounds of pornography or public safety anymore because they are now recognized as protected by the 1st Amendment; this is the endgame and he knows it.
The problem with Leland Yee is that we still retain our rights as parents.
Having the sales banned would actually deprive rights.
Having the sales banned would actually deprive rights.
A few years ago, Leland Yee was in the SF Pride parade and being driven down the route in a car. When I saw this, I literally started yelling at the top of my lungs (and I am one loud mofo when I want to be) for him to keep his hands off my games. Everyone around me thought I was nuts.
The good news is that this jackass will be leaving the California State Senate. The bad news is that is because he's running to become the next mayor of San Francisco, which is currently the seat of many a game and game news company, including Destructoid. Hopefully he'll drop this pet cause once he's out of state politics, but I'll believe it when I see it.
The good news is that this jackass will be leaving the California State Senate. The bad news is that is because he's running to become the next mayor of San Francisco, which is currently the seat of many a game and game news company, including Destructoid. Hopefully he'll drop this pet cause once he's out of state politics, but I'll believe it when I see it.
"As a result of their decision, Wal-Mart and the video game industry will continue to make billions of dollars at the expense of our kids’ mental health and the safety..."
AH yes WAL-MART.. The same folks who kept most games and other "evil" stuff from us for YEARS only to figure out how completely stupid it was to do so.. Go good senator, go on and fight the expensive fight (that'll probably get you replaced).
AH yes WAL-MART.. The same folks who kept most games and other "evil" stuff from us for YEARS only to figure out how completely stupid it was to do so.. Go good senator, go on and fight the expensive fight (that'll probably get you replaced).
"OLOL, stupid Republicans and conservative extremists"
Forget it's California and that the politicians there are Democrats.
Forget it's California and that the politicians there are Democrats.
Yeah, the government of this fine nation on a state and federal level is completely effed monetarily because of liberal assholes like this douche who want to use OUR money to tell us what to do (to nudge us into the right choices) and conservative assholes who don't understand that multiple wars and running other nations is also a complete money pit of despair. This is so why I am a libertarian
Wow, of all the misinformed BULLSHIT someone could spew. This really ticks me off, stop wasting money on a pointless misguided fight, and do something more productive for your state, or get the fuck out.
Sotanaht
"What?! An American politician wasting exorbitant amounts of the peoples money to suit his whims in accommodation of a radical plan of censorship supported by only the most idiotic or extreme conservative viewpoints?"
The guy's a liberal democrat. The "conservative" happens to be the Supreme court judge that slammed down his law and was most vocally against it.
Too quick in jumping on the bandwagon, eh?
"What?! An American politician wasting exorbitant amounts of the peoples money to suit his whims in accommodation of a radical plan of censorship supported by only the most idiotic or extreme conservative viewpoints?"
The guy's a liberal democrat. The "conservative" happens to be the Supreme court judge that slammed down his law and was most vocally against it.
Too quick in jumping on the bandwagon, eh?
Seeing as how he can't touch them right now, this is probably what the Videogame industry has to say to Leland Yee in response to his calls for stricter regulation:
Hes apparently going to run for mayor of SF, he says he is going to continue on but I bet this issue ends here for him. Hes just trying to save a *little* face here, there isn't much else for him to go with losing a Supreme court challenge. There really isn't much left here to get your panties in a bunch over Jim.
Please don't turn this into liberal vs. conservative bullshit. This is more about paranoid scumbag politicians vs. the video game industry.
This guy complains about retail and the industry and how much money they make while blowing all this money such a pointless and, as Jim said, unwinnable battle. I think the only reason politicians like Leland Yee fight so bitterly is because they are the ones that are selfish! I feel they spearhead this kind of legislation because they feel it will appear unequivocally good to voters. "I'm looking out for our children!" They feel this will aid their rise to power, therefore the politicians themselves are the selfish ones who look out only for themselves and really don't give a shit about the children or anyone else. I think the children need the taxpayer's money spent in things that actually matter to people. Not pointless legislation to further some selfish politician's career.
@Ace829
I'm not advocating for anything here, just trying to show that the typical "he's x so he's evil" is pure nonesense.
I'm not advocating for anything here, just trying to show that the typical "he's x so he's evil" is pure nonesense.
Joe Ess
I think Jim is justified in his choice of words and his tone because despite Leland's defeat there will be others like him. There will always be politicians that want to scapegoat whatever the new medium of media is while they see the entertainment industry and the disregard of responsible use of the taxpayer's money as their stepping stones to power.
I think Jim is justified in his choice of words and his tone because despite Leland's defeat there will be others like him. There will always be politicians that want to scapegoat whatever the new medium of media is while they see the entertainment industry and the disregard of responsible use of the taxpayer's money as their stepping stones to power.
Yeah I know, whoever lives in his district should vote this guy out and call for some fiscal responsibility.
"It is simply wrong that the video game industry can be allowed to put their profit margins over the rights of parents and the well-being of children."
The rights of parents? Like what, the right to show some responsibility and monitor what your children are playing?
The rights of parents? Like what, the right to show some responsibility and monitor what your children are playing?
Ah Wal-Mart - always a good punching bag. I want to meet the PR hack who wrote that line. "We need a villain in this story. I know, Wal-Mart!"
It's ridiculous how many times you can tell the guy his law is unconstitutional and yet he keeps coming back. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say he's legally retarded.
Doesn't he know that any time a M rated game or R rated film is scanned at Walmart's registers, the employee is prompted to make sure the person buying it is old enough?
The worst part of all this is that as a California resident and taxpayer this son of a bitch has essentially been spending MY money on this bullshit instead of, you know, education or highway maintenance or building desalinization plants or SOMETHING USEFUL. All in the name of furthering his own political career.
The asshole is trying to become San Francisco's mayor, you know. I'm glad I don't live in SF anymore, as I don't have to think about voting for him...ok, thinking over, I wouldn't.
The asshole is trying to become San Francisco's mayor, you know. I'm glad I don't live in SF anymore, as I don't have to think about voting for him...ok, thinking over, I wouldn't.
@sotanhat
To be fair, I'm sure that the bleeding heart liberals out there are just as bad on this particular issue. It seems to attract the more extreme from both sides.
To be fair, I'm sure that the bleeding heart liberals out there are just as bad on this particular issue. It seems to attract the more extreme from both sides.
@elconrado
Don't worry, I didn't mean you specifically. It's just usually with political discussions on the internet, people fall into partisan bickering the moment the terms "liberals" or "conservatives" are uttered.
Don't worry, I didn't mean you specifically. It's just usually with political discussions on the internet, people fall into partisan bickering the moment the terms "liberals" or "conservatives" are uttered.
I saw that the CBS Evening News' lead story was the Supreme Court ruling, rather heavily biased in favor of the now-defunct videogame law. It focused on how nothing was stopping kids from buying games that were too violent to even be shown on TV, and made sure to point out that violent games were different from violent TV (like the CBS Evening News) and movies because the latter last only a couple of hours while games last 30+ hours, and the player is telling the game what to do.
Here's the thing: There is no law against taking a 5 year old kid into a movie theater playing Saw 28. However, the movie industry has their own rules in place.
Video games are no different, and that is what this whole case came down to. They should not be treated differently from any other media.
It is true that kids should not be playing such games. But stores do not sell them to kids either. There is no major store in the US that allows any employee to sell a game to a minor. End of story. No laws needed.
Video games are no different, and that is what this whole case came down to. They should not be treated differently from any other media.
It is true that kids should not be playing such games. But stores do not sell them to kids either. There is no major store in the US that allows any employee to sell a game to a minor. End of story. No laws needed.
I see a few ignorant cooments here, so while I don't like seeing politics dragged into here, it is worth point out as a matter of fact, that Yee is in fact a DEMOCRAT. Drop the "evil republican" line as it makes some of you look quite dumb.
I know a lot of you only seem to get information that is as balanced as the Daily Show writers feel that week, but facts are facts. Asshats with designs to control still more aspects of our lives pretty much dominate the entire political establishment, whether it's groping us at the airport, tracking our car milage to "save the planet" despite the small size of greenhouse gases the entire transportation sector accounts for, or appropriating our income through taxation. If you don't like that, consider your third party options before brainlessly pulling the lever for D or R to continue a destructive status quo.
I know a lot of you only seem to get information that is as balanced as the Daily Show writers feel that week, but facts are facts. Asshats with designs to control still more aspects of our lives pretty much dominate the entire political establishment, whether it's groping us at the airport, tracking our car milage to "save the planet" despite the small size of greenhouse gases the entire transportation sector accounts for, or appropriating our income through taxation. If you don't like that, consider your third party options before brainlessly pulling the lever for D or R to continue a destructive status quo.
"As a result of their decision, Wal-Mart and the video game industry will continue to make billions of dollars at the expense of our kids’ mental health and the safety of our community. It is simply wrong that the video game industry can be allowed to put their profit margins over the rights of parents and the well-being of children."
????? I got news for you Mr. Yee, if I sell a damn M rated video game to a minor I get fucking fired. Do you think I want to be fired from my job in this shit faced economy. The parent has to give consent for minors to purchase M rated video games. You should be asking parents to give a fuck instead of trying to create stupid ass laws.
I ID anyone who could be under the age of 17 (Wal-Mart policy). Fair and simple, they show ID or they don't get their game.
????? I got news for you Mr. Yee, if I sell a damn M rated video game to a minor I get fucking fired. Do you think I want to be fired from my job in this shit faced economy. The parent has to give consent for minors to purchase M rated video games. You should be asking parents to give a fuck instead of trying to create stupid ass laws.
I ID anyone who could be under the age of 17 (Wal-Mart policy). Fair and simple, they show ID or they don't get their game.
1. I hate Leland Yee
2. What does Walmart have to do with video games? Sure, they sell them, but why not bring up Game Stop? Does this guy even know anything about video games?
2. What does Walmart have to do with video games? Sure, they sell them, but why not bring up Game Stop? Does this guy even know anything about video games?
As a californian I say f*ck this guy lol If the parents have problem with there kids playing games don't buy them for your kids Jeez lol rated M games are for 17 and up stores can't sell them to no one under 17 and for this kids’ mental health problem I blame the parents. The video game industry is huge LONG LIVE FREEDOM OF VIDEOGAMES!!!
Heh, I'm thrilled with the majority opinion! (even written by my fav justice) However, out of the 2 dissents, I am amazed at Thomas. Breyer, I can see drinking the the violence correlation. However, Thomas went way more strict constructism than I ever thought a modern justice would. That minors have no free speech rights to either expose themselves or be exposed to ideas without parental consent is ludicrous, just because the founders didn't intend it that way. Wake up, the founders did not intent women to have free speech rights without the say so of their husband/father. I love Scalia's footnote #3 bitch slapping Thomas dissent!
Any-who, Great day for our pastime!!
Any-who, Great day for our pastime!!
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