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Hurricane
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
United States3939 Posts
April 29 2009 20:23 GMT
#1
Apparently New York recently passed a law where if you sell an M rated game to a minor it is a felony. Seriously. What crack head decided selling a game to a minor means that person should be a felon. Selling alcohol to minors is less of an offense. This is bullshit.

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RIP CHARLIEMURPHY 11/25/10 NEVER FORGET | Hurricane#1183 @ B.net
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24676 Posts
April 29 2009 20:25 GMT
#2
Source? I hadn't heard that. Do you mean the city or the state or what?

Although they have been making some cooky legal changes here lately...
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
Hurricane
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
United States3939 Posts
April 29 2009 20:32 GMT
#3
I'm not sure if it's the state or the city, but I just got rejected from buying crackdown. I'm in Maine, but GameStop has a policy where it is immediate termination if you sell a game to an M game to a minor because of the law in New York. The guys that worked there told us about it because I didn't have ID and we all agreed it was ridiculous.
RIP CHARLIEMURPHY 11/25/10 NEVER FORGET | Hurricane#1183 @ B.net
MarklarMarklar
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Fiji1823 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-29 20:40:45
April 29 2009 20:40 GMT
#4
this is why i pirate games or buy em from da net
hello there
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24676 Posts
April 29 2009 20:45 GMT
#5
I bring my ID to the store....

Although I rarely buy violent games now that I can lol
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
vAltyR
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States581 Posts
April 29 2009 20:46 GMT
#6
IMO, there should be a law against selling M-rated games to minors, but a felony charge is really ridiculous, especially if it's harsher than *alcohol.*
내 호버크라프트는 장어로 가득 차 있어요
Hurricane
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
United States3939 Posts
April 29 2009 20:47 GMT
#7
On April 30 2009 05:46 vAltyR wrote:
IMO, there should be a law against selling M-rated games to minors, but a felony charge is really ridiculous, especially if it's harsher than *alcohol.*

This is exactly how I feel. I forgot my ID and that's fine. But there is no reason this should be a felony.
RIP CHARLIEMURPHY 11/25/10 NEVER FORGET | Hurricane#1183 @ B.net
PH
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6173 Posts
April 29 2009 20:49 GMT
#8
I'm 20, have a beard, and was mistaked for a father before...and I got carded at a Best Buy for buying CS:Source... -____-

But wow...a FELONY?? That's one of the most retarded things ever...

On April 30 2009 05:46 vAltyR wrote:
IMO, there should be a law against selling M-rated games to minors, but a felony charge is really ridiculous, especially if it's harsher than *alcohol.*

It has been unlawful since the rating system came out. OP is just saying it got raised to a felony charge...which, like you said, is ridiculous.
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24676 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-29 21:02:44
April 29 2009 21:01 GMT
#9
I just did a bit of searching through NYS laws and this seems to sum up what I've found:

http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A02837

It doesn't specify the punishment, but it obviously does indicate that it is illegal to sell mature/ao games to minors.

4.) Sets forth a provision where a violation of the provisions of
subdivision one, two or three of the bill shall be a violation as
defined by the Penal Law.


I'm not sure what they mean by 'as defined by the Penal Law' though.

BTW it was dated 01/21/2009
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
sixghost
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States2096 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-29 21:15:10
April 29 2009 21:14 GMT
#10
So you could get life in prison for selling 3 copies of Resident Evil to kids.

Sad and funny.
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QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32051 Posts
April 29 2009 21:39 GMT
#11
On April 30 2009 05:23 Hurricane wrote:
Apparently New York recently passed a law where if you sell an M rated game to a minor it is a felony. Seriously. What crack head decided selling a game to a minor means that person should be a felon. Selling alcohol to minors is less of an offense. This is bullshit.


The state that gave Hilldog a career surprises us again
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Caller
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Poland8075 Posts
April 29 2009 21:44 GMT
#12
Then they came for the gamers...
Watch me fail at Paradox: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=397564
ZeeTemplar
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States557 Posts
April 29 2009 22:02 GMT
#13
obama ftw
Jangbi storms!!!
cava
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
United States1035 Posts
April 29 2009 22:08 GMT
#14
On April 30 2009 07:02 ZeeTemplar wrote:
obama ftw


How is this in any way related to obama? It is a state law ...
cava!
wswordsmen
Profile Joined October 2007
United States987 Posts
April 29 2009 22:08 GMT
#15
Anyone want to start a pool on when the ESA laughs this law out of court?
piratebay
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States399 Posts
April 29 2009 22:26 GMT
#16
On April 30 2009 07:02 ZeeTemplar wrote:
obama ftw


arent u a bright one? too bad obama never served in a ny state legislature...
chaoser
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States5541 Posts
April 29 2009 22:32 GMT
#17
where's the source that doing this leads to a felony?
Haven't you heard? I'm not an ex-progamer. I'm not a poker player. I'm not an admin of the site. I'm mother fucking Rekrul.
Hurricane
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
United States3939 Posts
April 29 2009 22:37 GMT
#18
On April 30 2009 07:32 chaoser wrote:
where's the source that doing this leads to a felony?

I haven't found any written proof, although micro found something about upping video game sales laws that went into effect January of this year.

On April 30 2009 05:32 Hurricane wrote:
I'm not sure if it's the state or the city, but I just got rejected from buying crackdown. I'm in Maine, but GameStop has a policy where it is immediate termination if you sell a game to an M game to a minor because of the law in New York. The guys that worked there told us about it because I didn't have ID and we all agreed it was ridiculous.


This is how I found out about it.
RIP CHARLIEMURPHY 11/25/10 NEVER FORGET | Hurricane#1183 @ B.net
Mindcrime
Profile Joined July 2004
United States6899 Posts
April 30 2009 00:16 GMT
#19
On April 30 2009 06:14 sixghost wrote:
So you could get life in prison for selling 3 copies of Resident Evil to kids.


...if New York had a three strikes law
That wasn't any act of God. That was an act of pure human fuckery.
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9103 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-30 00:26:45
April 30 2009 00:26 GMT
#20
Lol that's ridiculous... I mean, someone who endangers other people's lives and drives drunk or something gets a lesser offense than someone who sells a violent video game? Makes no sense.
ZeeTemplar
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States557 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-30 01:27:14
April 30 2009 01:21 GMT
#21
On April 30 2009 07:26 piratebay wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 30 2009 07:02 ZeeTemplar wrote:
obama ftw


arent u a bright one? too bad obama never served in a ny state legislature...


go fall off a plank. I just wanted to spark more posts. ~_~

chill bro ;''p
Jangbi storms!!!
DeathSpank
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1029 Posts
April 30 2009 01:35 GMT
#22
hit the streeeeeeeeettts!
yes.
Hurricane
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
United States3939 Posts
April 30 2009 03:11 GMT
#23
On April 30 2009 10:21 ZeeTemplar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 30 2009 07:26 piratebay wrote:
On April 30 2009 07:02 ZeeTemplar wrote:
obama ftw


arent u a bright one? too bad obama never served in a ny state legislature...


go fall off a plank. I just wanted to spark more posts. ~_~

chill bro ;''p

Looks like troll baiting to me. I'm all for discussion but not trolling.
RIP CHARLIEMURPHY 11/25/10 NEVER FORGET | Hurricane#1183 @ B.net
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
April 30 2009 03:22 GMT
#24
Wow that's pretty ridiculous... Oh well, I have no need to worry about it personally
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
R3condite
Profile Joined August 2008
Korea (South)1541 Posts
April 30 2009 04:54 GMT
#25
On April 30 2009 05:46 vAltyR wrote:
IMO, there should be a law against selling M-rated games to minors, but a felony charge is really ridiculous, especially if it's harsher than *alcohol.*

agreed... they should punish but felony is a lil ridiculous... sounds like bunch of PTA moms went a lil nuts or something
ggyo...
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
April 30 2009 06:01 GMT
#26
I think someone must be misinformed, there is no way in hell it is a felony.
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
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