State attorney general files brief in support of California
July 20, 2010 — Connecticut has joined nine other states to support California in its Supreme Court challenge against the video game industry over the right to ban the sale of violent video games to children.
In his amicus brief for Schwarzenegger v. EMA (Entertainment Merchants Association), Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal wrote: “Parents deserve tools to protect children from games that showcase digital decapitation and rape.”
“Certain games dangerously desensitize children with simulated homicide and hate crimes, turning graphic executions into entertainment. In the face of continued industry inaction — enabling unattended children to buy such games — states must preserve their critical right to protect children.”
Connecticut does not have any legal restrictions on video games, but in joining California in the lawsuit, Connecticut is preserving its right to impose limits in the future.
“The video game industry should act responsibly — play nice, not nasty — and agree to sensible self-imposed restrictions that block children from buying the most violent games. I am calling on the video game industry to follow the leadership of the motion picture industry, which sensibly stops unattended children from viewing violent or graphic movies.”
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