Connecticut State Senator Alarmed Over (non-existent) Rape Scene in GTA IV

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greenmedic88 said:

Starmistkarmic said:
@ greenmedic88
I think Slossberg should get labelled 'S' for Sociopath.
These 'people' just don't and won't get it until some hard voting numbers come in. I'm pretty cynical about our system right now, but these people will not have their way. The courts have stopped them every step of the way and they continue to be made fools of over and over again. Seems that pesky little First Ammendment is more resilliant than most of these people know.

Hell, even when the courts got it wrong they were embarrassed: the Hot Coffee issue was just settled. .02% Of the owners of the game filed in the class action and Rockstar owes them something like $30K or so. Also, the $1.3m they will owe in the other side's lawyer fees, which the court is considering throwing away.

Legislating, or in ANY other way imposing, 'morality' on people is always wrong. Ms Slossberg should think long and hard about moving to Iran, North Korea, or Saudi Arabia if that's the type of society she prefers.

It's really hard not being cynical if you pay close attention to these things. Really hard to the point where it takes a leap of faith in the system of checks and balances that things will level out despite opinions from elected officials that are either championing misguided crusades, or campaigning for more controversy and headlines in the interest of staying topical to voters.

And there IS no way of legislating morality short of state sponsored mind control a la Brave New World or Fahrenheit 451. That's the ultimate folly. Hard to have a free state in the absence of free will.

 

I agree completely. My hope is that, like in the past, the new generation of voters will save us from ourselves. At first glance, they appear much more tolerant and open minded than the dinosaurs in charge now.