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Originally posted by loam
reply to post by DarKPenguiN
What state are you in?
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
Is this actually a law? Or is it an effort by gaming companies? If it's just the companies joining an effort, I don't see any problem, although I do agree that many people who are considered "sex offenders" don't belong on that list...
Originally posted by N3k9Ni
Come to think of it, don't you have to have a credit card to pay for these games and don't you have to be 18 to have a credit card?
Originally posted by loam
reply to post by DarKPenguiN
No doubt.
But don't keep me in the dark about what information I may consider as a parent.
When choosing a place to live, I want to know if one of these guys lives next door.
Originally posted by loam
reply to post by thisguyrighthere
Originally posted by thisguyrighthere
That's a fundamental difference in people I've noticed.
People are either okay with sacrificing a few to the mill for the system or they are not.
I am not. One wrongful imprisonment/branding/charge is too many. I have to side with liberty over "safety" every time.
Rubbish.
My support of this has nothing to do with my concern about improving the process.
Under your logic no government process would be possible, as abuse and unintended consequences appear in EVERY government process.
Should we do away with all prosecutions of crime because innocent people occasionally get convicted?
Of course not.
My point is merely this: 99% of the people on the list NEED to be on the list.
Should we fix the 1%? Absolutely. No arguments from me on that one. But good for these companies meanwhile that they are doing something to protect the children who play their games.
I don't mean the widely-circulated '1-in-4 women will be raped in their lifetime' but a statistic that suggests '1-in-4 accusations of rape are false.'
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