Should Town Keep Video Game Ban?
SodaHead Politics
2011/04/25 12:49:05
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A Massachusetts seaside town wants to return to the past and play Pac-Man.
In 1982, Marshfield, a South Shore town, banned video games in town businesses, according to CBS News. Now, in a move that has roiled the community, residents will be voting to undo a ban that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
"People wanna come in, it's another form of entertainment," Stephen Drosopoulos, who owns Venus II Restaurant, told CBS. "(They) wanna come in, have a couple drinks, play some video games in the bar."
Parents, at the time the ban was passed, were apparently worried about the effect of kids using coin-operated Donkey Kong. Violence and mayhem would ensue, they probably thought. But now, 30 years later, with Xboxes and PlayStations, showing more violence than we see in most movies, being used in the comfort of our homes, the ban has become a relic.
But while the repeal seems a tad outdated, some residents want to still hold on to their view of the town.
"It would definitely change the type of entertainment we offer," Faith Jean, who supports the video game ban, told CBS. "We’re a coastal town. Now are we an amusement coastal town or are we fishing and swimming and sailing?"
In 1982, Marshfield, a South Shore town, banned video games in town businesses, according to CBS News. Now, in a move that has roiled the community, residents will be voting to undo a ban that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
"People wanna come in, it's another form of entertainment," Stephen Drosopoulos, who owns Venus II Restaurant, told CBS. "(They) wanna come in, have a couple drinks, play some video games in the bar."
Parents, at the time the ban was passed, were apparently worried about the effect of kids using coin-operated Donkey Kong. Violence and mayhem would ensue, they probably thought. But now, 30 years later, with Xboxes and PlayStations, showing more violence than we see in most movies, being used in the comfort of our homes, the ban has become a relic.
But while the repeal seems a tad outdated, some residents want to still hold on to their view of the town.
"It would definitely change the type of entertainment we offer," Faith Jean, who supports the video game ban, told CBS. "We’re a coastal town. Now are we an amusement coastal town or are we fishing and swimming and sailing?"
Read More: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/04/22/marshfield-v...
Top Opinion
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Euphonious Munk 2011/04/26 00:05:08
Opps... I meant to hit no!
Most will have more violent games in their homes.
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Maybe you should do should do some research before you speak, its very helpful to have your facts right.
But yes yes, let's ban duck hunt and video games that involve monkeys with baseball hats jumping for bananas and throwing barrels :)
Kids can play Call of Duty and slaughter ultra nationalists, Russians and Nazis for hours on end without feeling the need to slaughter people in real life. They exercise restraint and for the most part understand the do's and don'ts in school and in public. I don't see a problem here.
After all, just because you give someone a gun doesn't mean they're going to shoot someone.
I think in someway that violates the laws on Interstate Commerce not to mention some First Amendment stuff and a ton of other things I won't even bother getting into.
I mean if they can make them to help kids do better in certain subjects in school ok, but too many of these kids tend to get addicted to them and don't want to do much of anything else. The more they play, the more fantasy they want and the less they want to do in the real world.
We should be spending more time with our children, not having them spend more time with video games.
The more they play, the more fantasy they want and the less they want to do in the real world.
As previously stated, imagination is not a crime. As soon as they ban video games,next come movies, music, TV, and the rest of the color in the world. Add to the unique qualities in the world, not reimurse us into bland life.
And as Avelin said, imagination isn't a crime. If they want to live in a fantasy world, who are you to say "No, that's wrong"? It's their choice.
The only thing you got right is that parents should spend more time with their kids.