Response to Video Game Ruling

Jareb Blackford post an issue, on US Government 2305, about the Supreme Court ruling to not ban video games. His statement reflect the views on many Americans, violence video games should be removed from our children and that it is not a violation of our first amendment according to to the supreme Court.

Video games often reward players for simulating violence, and thus enhance the learning of violent behaviors.Violent video games desensitize players to real-life violence. Violent video games teach youth that violence is an acceptable conflict-solving strategy.  and an appropriate way to achieve one's goals.Violent video games cause players to associate pleasure and happiness with the ability to cause pain in others.  Young children are more likely to confuse fantasy violence with real world violence, and without a framework for ethical decision making, they may mimic the actions they see in violent video games

The Supreme Court overturned this in a 7 to 2 decision in favor of allowing the sale of these games to minors. The Court decided such a ban violated the First Amendment of the Constitution, the right to freedom of speech.  The California ban was trying to protect children from harm. The games had very graphic ideas like killing, maiming, and sexually assaulting others.

.I thought the Freedom of speech was the wish to speak freely without censorship but it has limitations suck as obscenity and incitement to commit a crime. But I think it is up to the parents whether or not they should buy video games for their children. But like Jareb Blackford, "My momma still won’t be buying them for me. "