Politician: Violent video games = hate speech

[CptStern]

Committee Chairman Cliff Stearns, a Florida Republican, and others also suggested that certain explicit games don't deserve traditional free speech protections. "Building a video game around a premise based on very realistic, cold-blooded assassinations of innocent bystanders and police" is "more akin to hate speech, not free speech," he said.

http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6083943.html?part=rss&tag=6083943&subj=news

 

[15357]

I do see his point though. I wonder if his neighbor is Jack?

 

[Dekstar]

There's no law against hate speech, however. So shut the **** up.

 

[15357]

What, you guys don't have laws prohibiting the promotion of violence?

But anyway, florida comprimised.

 

[CptStern]

There's no law against hate speech, however. So shut the **** up.

depending where you live ...canada has a laws against hate speech but the politician's comparison doesnt quite work out because video games dont incite you to go out and commit crimes ...no more than a movie would

 

[JellyWorld]

Hate speech has to be directed at a certain group of people, I don't see GTA telling people to go out and kill blacks/gays/hispanics/asians/pagans

 

[Dalamari]

Rockstar should go all out on their next game, make "Sim Concentration Camp"

 

[Mr Stabby]

There's no law against hate speech, however. So shut the **** up.

but lawyers can make violence = glorifying terror, and thats illegal in the UK.

 

[Flyingdebris]

godammit why'd he have to be from Florida

This is my state, and in my state we play games till our eyes bleed, now GTFO you game hating congressman!

 

[Raziaar]

http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6083943.html?part=rss&tag=6083943&subj=news

Committee Chairman Cliff Stearns.

 

[JNightshade]

Originally Posted by Jellyworld
Hate speech has to be directed at a certain group of people, I don't see GTA telling people to go out and kill blacks/gays/hispanics/asians/pagans

So Haitians aren't people?


Anyway, yeah, it's a load of bollocks.

 

[RakuraiTenjin]

Hate speech is also free speech I could make an entire game based of exterminating white people and they couldn't do a thing.

 

[kirovman]

Ex-sperminate lol

 

[Yuri]

So Haitians aren't people?


Anyway, yeah, it's a load of bollocks.

No Haitians were killed or incited against in Vice City for their race but rather the fact that they were in a gang. It was no different than any movie. In fact, I've never played a video game that was anywhere near as violent as some movies I have watched.

 

[Kamikazie]

godammit why'd he have to be from Florida

This is my state, and in my state we play games till our eyes bleed, now GTFO you game hating congressman!

qft.

 

[A True Canadian]

Douglas Lowenstein, president of the Entertainment Software Association, which represents the video and computer game industry, cautioned politicians not to overreact, reminding them that 85 percent of the games sold last year were deemed appropriate for children under 17. "No rating system, no parental control system will work unless the parent is engaged," he said. "But if the parent wants to be involved, wants to be informed, the tools are there."

^^

What he said.

 

[theotherguy]

No Haitians were killed or incited against in Vice City for their race but rather the fact that they were in a gang. It was no different than any movie. In fact, I've never played a video game that was anywhere near as violent as some movies I have watched.

yes. I will never think videogames are too violent until they are as violent and gory as the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan.