Good points, Kevin, and awesome quote, Peter. Scalia brings up a lot of those points, especially related to obscenity. I definitely encourage you all to read the opinion—Scalia writes excellently and has a sharp bite here and there.
**-Adi On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 7:07 PM, Peter Olson <[email protected]> wrote: > At 6:14 PM -0700 6/27/11, Kevin Driscoll wrote: > > One reason I opposed the CA law is that it singles out "video games" >> without providing a justification for doing so. Have experimental >> > > > Another fascinating dimension of this case is that it highlights the >> bizarre historical distinction between violence and sex. Obscenity >> (which is restricted) traditionally includes sex but not violence. >> > > > Kevin >> > > One of my favorite observations about this is in the intro scene in the > move "High Fidelity" where Rob/John Cusack says: > > "What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing > with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence > will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, > literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and > loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable > because I listened to pop music?" > > peter > > ______________________________**_________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freeculture.org/**mailman/listinfo/discuss<http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss> > FAQ: > http://wiki.freeculture.org/**Fc-discuss<http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss> >
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