A bill banning 'all violent games' is submitted as deteriorating security



A bill has been submitted to the state legislature in Illinois, USA, banning the sale of 'violent games.' Bill planners claim that 'violent games make security worse.'

Illinois General Assembly --Bill Status for HB3531

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3531&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=132549&SessionID=110&GA=102



House Rep. Wants to ban'violent video games,' like GTA 5, in Illinois --Polygon

https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/23/22297837/illinois-house-rep-evans-ban-violent-video-games

The bill submitted this time calls for amendments to the law on violent games passed in 2012. A 'violent game' is defined in the bill as 'a game in which a player can control a character who commits murder or serious psychological or physical harm.'



According to game-related media

Polygon , 218 carjackings occurred in January 2021 in Chicago, the largest city in Illinois. 'The bill aims to ban the sale of games that encourage the behavior that the community is suffering from,' said Marcus C. Evans, Jr., who submitted the bill. 'Psychological and physical. As one of the 'acts that cause harm', 'the act of robbing a car with a driver or passengers' is mentioned.



As mentioned above, Congressman Evans associates the content of the game with the behavior of people. However, the American Psychological Association said in 2020 that 'linking violence to violent games is not scientifically valid and is a distracting claim from other factors.' It is a mistake to link it to violence. '

American Psychological Association warns that there is insufficient scientific evidence for a causal link between violent games and real-life violence-GIGAZINE



In addition, the Supreme Court of the United States is 'laws that prohibit the sale of the game, to define the freedom of speech in the 2011 Constitution of the United States First Amendment against' that judgment since it is defeated, Polygon is 'Illinois State Capitol The bill submitted to will need to be scrutinized. '

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