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Retail Reaction Statement to NC Senate Bill 2 Re Violent Video Games at IEMA

Discussion in 'Game/SP News & Comments' started by chevalier, Sep 16, 2005.

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    Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association has published a retail reaction to the Violent Video Games Bill. Here's what it says:

    "It is unfortunately that these legislators have chosen a clearly unconstitutional and costly legal battle, rather than working proactively with the entertainment industry and our self-regulatory efforts. We will continue to defend the rights of our retail members and consumers and fully expect the courts to concur. Furthermore, it is disheartening to see that these lawmakers feel that government should substitute the important role that parents should clearly play in making appropriate choices about their children's entertainment diet.
    Legislating video games in a substantially-similar way to alcohol, tobacco, and firearms is lunacy. Games, like music, movies and literature, are protected free speech and as such cannot be legislated in this manner - as the courts have found time and again." - Hal Halpin, pres. IEMA

    Read the whole thing at IEMA.
     
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