Quote: "Understood but, in order to defend having violent entertainment it requires trying to figure out where the true roots of the problem is, am I right?"
Of course this forum where folks make games is not the best place to get an unbiased and calm view on this, in fact I suspect its the last place anyone is going to argue the opposite point, nor is it best place to find anyone qualified "to figure out where the true root of the problem is".
To get back to the original post, this is not law, nor is it likely to ever be law, its just the usual blustering you get when people look for a scapegoat to use when pushing for their own agenda, and that side of the playing field is just as biased and no more qualified "to figure out where the true root of the problem is" than around here.
Quote: "I suppose a more socially acceptable response to the OP would be: "Nope games aren't the problem."
Then again that wouldn't leave much of a discussion would it?"
Actually its just an opinion and the only response appropriate to the question.
My own opinion is that like all these kind of questions its pointless looking for answers since they merely stir up strong feelings in people who are unable to actually answer the question anyway so it drifts into the above or "Nope games aren't the problem."
I am not going to view this as an attack on liberty and free speech unless it look like its going to be put into the statutes....which its not...so why get heated about it at all?
Quote: "Political or not, I agree this relates to EVERYBODY on here, regardless on where you live in the world..."
What I find interesting is that every time America pushes for a change in
their Law its assumed they have the power to push this Law globally.Strangely enough this wouldn't apply to Americans if Britain were doing something like this unilaterally, and this would not seem so huge at all, specially around here (go figure).
Neither America or Britain or any country for that matter has the right to dictate matters of Law to another country (don't confuse Trade agreements or Union with actual Law) Heck they cant even get uniform Law agreement from State to State never mind between countries.
If you reckon a country like Britain just lays down and accepts everything America says you are actually wrong, Even Scotland has different Law From England and they don't have the right to dictate it either.
Before anyone jumps on me please realise there are certain laws which are same overall but these tend to be the more serious ones, so here's a heads up....If America stopped access to its citizens on the subject of violent games tomorrow...the rest of the world could carry on regardless and nothing America could do about it other than trade embargo's plus/or a lot of Diplomatic grumping and stomping.
Back on topic I guess I should give my opinion on the original question:
"Nope games aren't the problem."
