Video Game Industry Wins Over Half A Million Dollars!

[Asuka]

http://www.videogamevoters.org/PRIllinoisWin/

Oh man OWNED!

 

[Hazar]

ching!

 

[hool10]

Ca-ching indeed!

 

[VictimOfScience]

That is to pay for the attorney fees, but anyway...

This will hopefully set a nice precedent for this sort of thing in the future. This quote sums up what I have been screaming in my head for a long time now against people like Jack Thompson, etc:

If controlling access to allegedly 'dangerous' speech is important in promoting the positive psychological development of children, in our society that role is properly accorded to parents and families, not the State.

 

[MultiVaC]

woot

 

[Anthraxxx]

Haha, Jack Thompson!!! F*ck You!! Lesbiannnss!! Lesbiannns!!

 

[A True Canadian]

They knew the law was unconstitutional, but the state of Illinois still went ahead and blew half a million dollars on this!?! :O

 

[Dekstar]

Quick someone mail bomb Jack Thompson with the link!!

/Win \o/

 

[BaconIsGood4You]

They knew the law was unconstitutional, but the state of Illinois still went ahead and blew half a million dollars on this!?! :O

Hooray politicians!

 

[Raziaar]

There is a god... and he just enabled noclip for the gaming industry. Disaster averted!

 

[spookymooky]

Er, they payed "The video game industry"? How does that work. Is that split between a number of different companies?

 

[VictimOfScience]

Er, they payed "The video game industry"? How does that work. Is that split between a number of different companies?

RTFA. :O

The fees will be paid to the Entertainment Software Association, Video Software Dealers Association and Illinois Retail Merchants Association, plaintiffs in the lawsuit.

 

[Beerdude26]

Aweshens