Where Politics And Video Games Collide

What bothers me is that this implies that the court might have upheld the state's law to fine children for purchasing games that a nongovernmental agency advised against them playing. This law would would of been like fining a dog because the neighbor thought that they shouldn't eat puppy chow. The ESRB ratings are mere recommendations and do NOT hold the force of law! They CAN NOT be used as a basis for a law.

How enforceable would this law be? If the mother gives little Johnny money to buy "Bloody Bikini Zombie Slayers IV" because she thinks the M rating stands for "Math", who gets fined? Can you fine a child for buying something right in front of their parent? Let's say the child uses his own money to buy the game while mommy is boozing it up at the local pub, how do you justify fining a child? How does punishing him "protect teh childrenz"?

I'm sure others have brought up similar points before, but I just had to vent!

I'm happy that the judges followed proper procedure and citing previous examples required the evidence to prove causal harm. But it worries me that they didn't examine the evidence more thoroughly (or that the opposition didn't point out the weak evidence, for that matter). It really worries me that without such strong precedent, the justices just might have made the wrong decision and potentially started us down a frightening and slippery slope. This is a victory, but it doesn't seem like a very strong one.