after today's supreme court ruling, which declared it unconstitutional to ban the sale of violent video games to minors, california state senator leland yee -- sponsor of the bill at the heart of the case -- is understandably disappointed. according to pc magazine, yee stated that the ruling ''''''put the interests of corporate america before the interests of our children.'''''' yee added that the game industry would continue to profit ''''''at the expense of our kids' mental health and the safety of our community.''''''

while the bill was struck down, yee is ''''''certain'''''' that the court battle made more parents aware of violent games and that it ''''''forced the video game industry to do a better job at appropriately rating these games.'''''' considering that esrb ratings already decorate both sides of every retail game box -- with further details available online -- we can only assume the next step is to begin broadcasting rating information at a frequency only parents can hear.

update: senator yee's full statement on the scotus ruling can be found after the break. yee praises justice stephen breyer, who authored the court's dissenting opinion. the statement also noted that, within the 7-2 verdict, two justices of the majority opinion believed that a revised version of the law could pass muster, implying that the final decision was narrower than it might appear.continue reading senator yee: scotus ruling puts corporate america ahead of 'our children' [update: full statement]

senator yee: scotus ruling puts corporate america ahead of 'our children' [update: full statement] originally appeared on joystiq on mon, 27 jun 2011 14:00:00 est. please see our terms for use of feeds.




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