January 27, 2007
The Provo Daily Herald has unkind words for Utah Rep. Scott Wyatt, sponsor of a video game bill blocked yesterday by a House committee. The paper's editorial staff apparently awards "beehives" and "buffalo chips" for what it deems worthy of kudos or condemnation. Here's what the Daily Herald had to say about Rep. Wyatt:
Buffalo Chip to Rep. Scott Wyatt for trying to pull the plug on video games for kids. Other states have already been there and done that -- and have been slapped down by the courts. House Bill 50 would add violent video games to the list of materials deemed harmful to minors, and thus bar them from being sold to young buyers. The Logan Republican is ignoring warnings from Attorney General Mark Shurtleff that similar laws in eight states have been found unconstitutional. Wyatt's colleagues need to tell him that it's "game over" for this bill before a judge does.
Now if GP could just figure out what the "beehive" represents...
Comments
No, I'm not faulting or criticizing the award itself.
But the way it's written implies that the "violent video games" were MEANT for children. As if that's the only ones who would play such games. I don't think it's meant to read that way, but it does come off that way.
nightwng2000
MW2L Software
Also, even though the "moral crusaders" who push for these bills often say the public consensus supports them, the newspapers in their area seem to tell a different story. Once again, these morons refuse to pay attention to the reality of things.
Utah is called the "Beehive State".
If only we could