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Far Cry 3 And The Stranger In A Strange Land Just hours after Judge Whyte ruled on a 2005 California game law targeting “ultra-violent” video games that would have imposed fines on retailers who sold age inappropriate games to minors, Governor Schwarzenegger issued a press release stating that his office will “vigorously defend this law and appeal it to the next level.” The politician maintains the bill is critical to aiding parents make sound purchasing decisions for their kids.
Ahnuld’s response to the ruling follows bill author Leland Yee’s statement that he was personally “shocked” to learn of the unconstitutional ruling, urging the Governor to appeal the decision.
Obviously, Arnold and his team will need to determine if the ruling has the ability to bleed, as that is the determining factor whether such a thing can be killed. It’s possible that the Governor will look into the eyes of Judge Whyte and inquire “What the hell are you?” or call him “One ugly son of a bitch.” Then Whyte will initiate a self-destruct sequence in his alien gavel amid booming laughter. Sorry, just trying to add some flair to an otherwise dry turn of events.
BREAKING: Schwarzenegger Will Appeal CA Video Game Ruling [Game Politics]
Game Politics is reporting that federal judge Ronald Whyte has ruled the 2005 California law targeting “ultra-violent” video games unconstitutional, ruling that “evidence does not establish that video games, because of their interactive nature or otherwise, are any more harmful than violent television, movies, internet sites or other speech-related exposures.”
The bill, authored by former child psychologist and then-speaker pro tem for the California State Assembly Leland Yee, was signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in October of 2005. Judge Whyte issued an injunction in December of that year, but did not issue a ruling on the law until today.
That law would have levied fines against retailers who rented or sold video games to minors that featured violence that was “especially heinous, cruel or depraved in that it involves torture or serious physical abuse to the victim.”
BREAKING: California 2005 Video Game Law Ruled Unconstitutional [Game Politics]
