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Why do politicians keep proposing anti-violence video game legislation?

By Chris Bennett, Tudor Carsten, Michael R. Coburn, Sarah Dale-Harris, Pablo Guzman, Danielle (Dani) Lemon, Chris Metcalfe and David Spratley

It's a good question, especially in the US where the legislation is regularly struck down as being unconstitutional. Maybe the answer, in part, is that some people don't know where to draw the line.

For example'--

How about a game where you can shoot down planes before they crash into New York landmarks? The game called 'New York Defender II' has outraged many Americans, as you'll see from these reports on Fox and First Coast News.

Or how about 'Mega Man vs. Polish Immigrant', a game where you decide whether to fatally taser an immigrant at an airport. The game is a parody of the death of Robert Dziekanski, who was tasered at the Vancouver International Airport after becoming irate at RCMP officers. That game isn't going over well either, as you'll see from reports on GamePolitics and Gaming Today.

There are plenty of other examples. Here's one from our blog last year.

It's only a matter of time for the next bill to be tabled'--

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Full post as published by Video Game Law Blog on January 07, 2008 (boomark / email).