Judge rules against Louisiana video game law

[jayfish]

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060825-7597.html

Judge Brady was especially critical of the evidence included as part of the legislative record that purported to show a clear link between video game and real-world violence. In his ruling, he said that "The evidence that was submitted to the legislature in connection with the bill that became the statute is sparse and could hardly be called in any sense reliable." He also noted that the studies cited in the law have "been considered by numerous courts and in each case the connection was found to be tenuous and speculative."

In a brief interview, Thompson told Ars that he laid the blame for the judge's decision at the feet of the Louisiana Attorney General's office, saying that they "were at best incompetent and at worst compromised." He believes a decision was made not to put up a real defense of the bill, possibly due to pressure from the ESA. "I told the state that they were going down in flames two months ago," said Thompson, "and they didn't give a flip."

Chalk up another one for the good guys. There needs to be a law about passing blatantly unconstitutional, politically motivated, legislation. They wasted taxpayer resources on this and need to be held accountable.

Jay

[YOY]

1. They referred to Jack Thompson as a "Video Game Crusader"

Calling that fundie fuck anything along the lines of a 'crusader' only strengthens his shitty arguments. He wastes everyone's time and money by presenting his pseudo scientific evidence that has about as much merit as a Jack Chick tract.

This is the asshole who claimed it was a video gamer who committed the beltway sniping spree before that nut-case John Mohamed and his kid were found to be the culprits. He has been on the forefront of using this brand stupidity, ignorance, and sensationalism to push his little right-wing agenda of constitutional rape and pseudo-christian morals.

Call him what he is: a born again asshole who used poor/non-evidence to enforce his disturbed little set of moral values upon the rest of the world. I am sickened that we share a hometown.