Illinois ban reversed
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/fun.games/12/02/game.ban.ap/index.html
The Supreme Court of Illinois recently overturned a ban on the ability of minors to buy sexually explicit or violent video games. The conservative state had a number of supporters for this, saying "that children were being harmed by exposure to games in which characters go on killing sprees or sexual escapades." In the end, however, the game industry won when the ruling was overturned, cited as an infraction against the First Amendment.
There has been a fair amount of uproar in general over the rating of video games in recent years. Is it more than for the movie industry or TV? Do you really see things in a game that you don't see there? Or does it make a difference to a child if it is something simply passively viewed versus actively acted upon as a character in the game?
According to this article a number of other states struck down similar bans when they were brought foreward. It appears that no ban has actually successfully come to fruition, but they are still being discussed in a variety of states. Why the outrage? It'll be interesting to see where this discussion goes as games become even more prevalent in people's lives.
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