Video game censorship, do you support? Clinton does.

If you ask me, I think it's completely unnecessary. Not everyone who plays a violent video game grows up to be a criminal or an abuser. It should be left up to the parents of a child and ultimately it's going to be with or without legislation since a parent could go to the store and buy it for the child their behalf.

You can argue all you want about how Doom was the cause for school shooting as the media has widely publicized but I've played games just as violent and so have millions of other kids in this world, where's the statistic about that?

All this media control from groups like the MPAA, RIAA, DMCA are really getting tiring. They lobby hard for it and they get it because they have money and influence. It's just another win for them.

They implemented ESRB ratings on video games, we've solved the problem years ago. Stick with it, I don't see a problem with the current solution; there isn't a need to censor.

Prior to announcing her candidacy, she moved from liberal stances on many issues to stances that would entertain the moderate vote. Among her new swing vote changes to her platform was this new stance on video games. Silly Hilly.

Games don't cause people to kill people the same way guns don't kill people. People kill people. It's not the games that are sending people off the edge. Psychological problems are to blame...let's make mental health a priority. Depression is a growing issue in this country and I think it's the cause of plenty of problems...including violence.

Hillary Clinton really shouldn't be supported by conservatives or liberals. She is scum; the ultimate politician. When people say they hate politicians...this is the reason. She wichange her beliefs and views to get elected faster than you can say "flip-flopper."

Don't get me wrong, most politicians Republican and Democrat do this, Hilary is just the queen of it. I don't understand why anyone supports her. Is it name recognition? The whole "woman power" thing? I guess it is just beyond me.

Edit: And by the way I thought I should at least comment on what this thread is actually about... censoring video games is a terrible way and just another infringment on our first amendment rights. Just another reason the men who founded our country are rolling over in their graves right now.

I don't believe in Censorship at all. Games, television... anything. It's fine if a channel has their own policy for censorship, but if it is a federal law, then I think that is completely wrong. Censorship is the way of tyrants.

Censorship is a parent's defense for not raising their children properly. Honestly, if the "evils" of the world are not found in video games, they will be found in some other venue..and kids will find it. However it should be up to parents to instill that level of what's right and wrong into each kid's head.. I mean, any normally raised child should be able to attest to the fact that throwing bombs at your opponent is not the best realistic solution to any problem, regardless of how fun it is in electronic form. Most children can differentiate the difference between what can be expected out of a game and what can be expected out of reality after a certain age..and censorship is just giving society the chance to waste their efforts that can be better spent elsewhere

I agree with you, Neeraja. It is certainly a duty of parents, and not of governments. I was going to say that in my previous post, but it slipped my mind. I think the problem with allowing censorship is that it can cause parents to be lazy in parenting their child. At least, that is one problem, as I see it. "Oh, I don't have to tell my child not to do certain things now, because the TV will do it for me." Not only that, but it's just one more power that a government would have... the ability to censor things at will. I also believe that censorship can cause an intolerant society. Which, in some cases can be good, and many cases could be bad. Censorship is a tyrannical concept, it was used by every dictator one could think of. It has no place in a free, democratic society. Not only that, but can anyone see the double standards involved in censorship? Black people can say the "N-word," but other possibly offensive words cannot be said. Not that I find these offensive... I have no problem with swear words. And I have no problem with black people calling eachother the "N-word." Censorship is bad, and we already have it. But Clinton wants to censor video games? rofl. Come on, that is the most ridiculous thing. Are parents going to be letting their 7 year old play GTA? If they do, then obviously they aren't being a good parent.

Video games and guns are two items that do not combine when mixed together. Video games can sure stimulate that imagination (hence: fan fiction *shiver*) but guns are not your normal everyday tool that one would use unless they happen to be a police officer or a soldier.

If guns and video games do not mix, why is there a supposed link between violence that ends in murder related to a criminal's exposure to or desensitization via a video game? Would it hold up as evidence to identify a murder as premeditated? Even if the name of a killable character in that game matched the victim?

Minors shouldn't be playing games like that without their parents permission. If a violent video game that was rated for an older age was played by a minor who later carried out a murder, should the parents also carry responsibility for not taking responsibility and allowing their child to play a game not intended for that age group?

It seems to be a stick situation that may not solve for completely fair and hard evidence every single time, but there's no reason to penalize a normal person from getting a peice of entertainment, so long as it violates no other content standard or rule. Guns on the other hand, should be handled completely differently, ideally varying at the state level of enforcement.