Comments on: Listen up, people! http://buttonmashing.com/2006/03/29/listen-up-people/ Mashing buttons since 1984 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:05:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: A quick follow-up at buttonmashing.com http://buttonmashing.com/2006/03/29/listen-up-people/comment-page-1/#comment-6163 A quick follow-up at buttonmashing.com Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:32:55 +0000 http://buttonmashing.com/2006/03/29/listen-up-people/#comment-6163 [...] Gamestop posted a summary of the Senate hearing on video game, which is referenced in my earlier post about the proposed video game legistlation. [...] [...] Gamestop posted a summary of the Senate hearing on video game, which is referenced in my earlier post about the proposed video game legistlation. [...]

]]> By: Jason http://buttonmashing.com/2006/03/29/listen-up-people/comment-page-1/#comment-6154 Jason Thu, 30 Mar 2006 20:44:54 +0000 http://buttonmashing.com/2006/03/29/listen-up-people/#comment-6154 Perhaps all these juvenile crimes are down because they are so busy playing videogames? Hell, either way, we win! What insults me the most is the constant assumption that we have to protect the children from these awful games. Uh, hello? I'm a gamer to, I'm 32 years old. Would it be alright if I made my own decisions about what I want to play? How about letting me decide for my kids as well? I'm also tired of parental responsibility continuing to get a pass while game makers are pushed to carry an increasing burden of responsible behavior. That has got to be the dumbest part of this whole debate. I'll decide for my kids, I'd just as soon leave Rockstar out of the decision-making process. Come to think of it, I'm sure they'd be happier that way to. Perhaps all these juvenile crimes are down because they are so busy playing videogames? Hell, either way, we win!

What insults me the most is the constant assumption that we have to protect the children from these awful games. Uh, hello? I’m a gamer to, I’m 32 years old. Would it be alright if I made my own decisions about what I want to play? How about letting me decide for my kids as well?

I’m also tired of parental responsibility continuing to get a pass while game makers are pushed to carry an increasing burden of responsible behavior. That has got to be the dumbest part of this whole debate. I’ll decide for my kids, I’d just as soon leave Rockstar out of the decision-making process. Come to think of it, I’m sure they’d be happier that way to.

]]> By: Josh http://buttonmashing.com/2006/03/29/listen-up-people/comment-page-1/#comment-6153 Josh Thu, 30 Mar 2006 14:39:59 +0000 http://buttonmashing.com/2006/03/29/listen-up-people/#comment-6153 And this is why efforts like the voter's network is so important. The only reason why this is a thumping point is because the politicians believe they can go unchallenged and that it's not an issue that anyone will call out their lack of facts. I wrote my Senator and told him straight out that he was supporting nothing short of a waste of government funds and curtailing freedom of speech. Enough voters informing them that they feel the same, and they'll back off. The Dems are using this to pump up their moral front. I don't think using myths to support spending taxpayer money on useless and unnecessary legislation is terribly moral. And this is why efforts like the voter’s network is so important. The only reason why this is a thumping point is because the politicians believe they can go unchallenged and that it’s not an issue that anyone will call out their lack of facts.

I wrote my Senator and told him straight out that he was supporting nothing short of a waste of government funds and curtailing freedom of speech. Enough voters informing them that they feel the same, and they’ll back off.

The Dems are using this to pump up their moral front. I don’t think using myths to support spending taxpayer money on useless and unnecessary legislation is terribly moral.

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