I never thought that New York law could get any more ridiculous in some cases but when I saw this, I couldn't help but feel that i was terribly, terribly mistaken.
Law will create council to study effects of violent games on children
By Michael Gormley
updated 2:12 p.m. ET, Tues., July. 22, 2008
ALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. David Paterson signed a law Tuesday that he said will lead to restrictions on video game violence and help families better monitor grisly games.
The law will create an advisory council to study the effects of violent games on the children. It will also require parental controls on game consoles by 2010 and prominent displays of age ratings on game packages.
But critics say the bill is too vague and too watered down to accomplish its goal. And critics including the group Americans for Tax Reform contend that curbing video violence wasn't really the point in New York or nearly a dozen other states that enacted similar laws, only to see them struck down by courts as unconstitutional.
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