I'm pretty sick of video games being blamed for violence and other bad behavior in children or teens. I'm really happy to see that the parents of every school-shooting asshole punk shithead are so quick to blame what their dumbass kid did on the next fps or GTA. For what? To avoid blame for their child's behavior! Do they not understand that they are responsible for their offspring's well being and raising? It's never the fault of video games. Its either a mental problem, a behavior problem, or some other emotional disturbance the kid has! Yet, we've got our old buddy Jack Thompson so quick to find out exactly what the dumbasses were playing last so he can continue his rediculous crusade against video games. Violence in children and teens is the lowest now it has ever been, and the decline started around the advent of video games (the Atari I believe). This is by no means definitive proof that they reduce violence, but that fact and correspondence in years cannot be overlooked.

Okay, enough rant. This law really seems like a huge overreaction to what really has to be done. The ESRB ratings are on there for a reason. What really needs to be done is better parenting and actually making an attempt to enforce them. Kids can't get into an R rated movie by themselves, so it is the responsibility of the parents to watch that no ill behaviors arise if they take their 8 year old to an R rated movie. If the kid starts dropping F-bombs everywhere, you know who's fault it is? Not the movie makers, the parents. I don't mean require ID to buy an M rated game, I mean the parents are the ones who have to have a better handle on what they are buying. That's what the ESRB ratings are FOR. Was I allowed to play Mortal Kombat when I was 8? Nope. My parents wouldn't let me. I can blow up heads in SiN:Episodes all I want now, but I wasn't allowed to rip Raiden's spine out of his chest when I was eight. That's called parenting.

There's no need for a law to restrict violent games like porn. Do the boxes usually display intense violence on the cover? Look at and random copy of any GTA game you own. Is there an overabundance of bloody violence on the cover? Vice City, the most violent thing on the package is someone holding a gun or katana. What does a censorship cover make a child or teen think when they see it? "Wow, I wonder what's in that?" Its the same as it has always been for the porn section of the video store, or any 18 ONLY store (smoke shops included). The mystery incites their curiosity. Because its hidden, the kids are obviously going to want to know what its all about and why it was hidden behind paper wrappers. I know what the law states, but we'll still see parents and older brothers/sisters buying the game for the kids by themselves and passing it off to them in the house. What are the cops going to do, raid someone's house for showing inappropriate games to their little brother/sister?

I can see it now. "News at 11: That's right Cindy, this was the largest game bust EVER. This is a community literally terrified by violence and child mistreatment. The police confiscated nearly 20 inappropriate video games from this Tulsa home Tuesday afternoon after school. The victim, age nine, was being shown a game rated "T" for bloodless violence when the police raided this suburban home. They also found over 15 titles that were rated "M." The police have not yet identified the victim, but the assailant was a 19 year old male that claimed to be her brother. A local politician had this to say: 'I hope they put sick **** like this man in prison. What they do to children is absolutely horrible.' A dark day for this suburb, paralyzed by violence. Back to you Cindy."