Illinois governor: Ban violent kid videos
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CHICAGO - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich yesterday proposed the state ban the sale and rental of violent and sexually explicit video games for children under 18, a restriction that has failed so far elsewhere in the country.
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New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has proposed strict legislation that would ban some sex offenders from using social-networking services like MySpace or Facebook.
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If Gov. Rod Blagojevich&#39;s proposal to crack down on violent video game sales sounds familiar, look no further than the man he beat to become Illinois&#39; chief executive.
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SYDNEY - Prime Minister John Howard promised yesterday to bring in new legislation if it was needed to fight child pornography, following more than 200 arrests in a countrywide crackdown on Internet pornography.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. - A City Council member, reacting to a video store holdup believed to have been carried out by children, says parents who can't properly care for their kids should be sterilized.
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Description: Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is backing state legislation that would ban sales or rentals of video games with graphic sexual or violent content to children under 18.
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The Illinois House on Tuesday passed a bill that bans discrimination against gays and sent it to Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who has said he supports the measure.
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A new law in France makes it a crime for anyone who is not a professional journalist to film real-world violence and distribute the images on the Internet. Critics call it a clumsy effort by authorities to battle "happy slapping," the youth fad of filming violent acts &#151; which most often they have provoked &#151; and spreading the images on the Web or between mobile phones.
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CHICAGO, Feb. 21  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA):  The ISRA announced today that it is seeking injunctive relief against a gun ban recently enacted by the Cook County Board.
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Shopping centers ban unsupervised teens on Friday and Saturday nights to curb violence. Kids say: Hey, where will we hang out?
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Tory leader indicates he would ban violent computer games as part of raft of anti-crime measures.
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Gov. Rod Blagojevich has taken an aggressive stand on exposure of Illinoisâs minors to violent and sexually explicit video games, by proposing a ban on the sale of the video games.
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(InfoWorld) - A long-simmering debate in Germany about banning violent computer games is burning again after an aloof teenager on Monday stormed his former high school, shot five people and later killed himself. The disgruntled 18-year ex-pupil from Emsdetten, Germany, near the Dutch border, was described by students and teachers as a youth with no friends who liked guns and played violent computer shooting games. The incident brought back memories of a shooting rampage in the eastern German city of Erfurt in 2002 when an alienated former pupil -- and computer games player -- shot 16 people, mostly teachers, and later himself. It has also rekindled the simmering debate in Germany on whether violent computer games should be banned. "The government is currently reviewing whether the current legislation for protecting minors needs to be revised and plans to announce its finding by the end of 2007," said a spokesman for the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. "The Emsdetten shootings will likely impact these discussions." Family Affairs Minister Ursula von der Leyen addressed the German parliament earlier on Tuesday and has been holding talks with policy makers throughout the day, the ministry spokesman said. The minister is expected to make a public announcement later in the evening. Numerous politicians have expressed outrage over the school shootings and continued access to violent PC games. Brandenburg state Interior Minister JÃ¶rg SchÃ¶nbohm said in an interview with the German media that "killer games" encourage violent behavior and are contributing to an escalating rate of brutality among young people. The minister called the current practice of voluntary regulation by game publishers and distributors inadequate. Lower Saxony Interior Minister Uwe SchÃ¼nemann called for a ban on the distribution and development of violent computer games in Germany. Dieter WiefelspÃ¼tz, a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and an expert on family policy, conceded that not everyone who plays such games "automatically becomes a mass murderer" but, like the ministers, also called for a ban on "killer games." WiefelspÃ¼tz isn't alone in the SPD. A majority of members in his party have been lobbying for months for major changes in federal laws aimed at protecting minors, including an outright ban on violent computer games. And the opposition parties Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) agree that changes are necessary to the current laws governing entertainment software. But members of the Green Party warned of putting all the blame on computer games. Volker Beck, a parliamentarian member of the Green Party, said young people need to acquire media competence and learn how to use computers, including PC games, in a sensible way. Following the shoot-out in Erfurt, the German government revised its legislation on protecting minors, requiring, for instance, that all computer games and video movies be subject to a mandatory age-rating plan. Some legislators are also calling on ISPs (Internet service providers) to take a more active role in controlling the information provided over their systems. The Emsdetten teenager who killed himself used the Internet not only to inform a chat group of his shoot-out plans but also to purchase weapons, including guns and bombs, through a German weapons portal.
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Cleveland's mayor called on the state Monday to create a new law that would prohibit anyone under age 21 from possessing a firearm.
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CHICAGO Dec 16, 2004 - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is proposing to make it a misdemeanor for businesses to sell violent and sexually explicit video games to minors, a step that other states have tried with little success.
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Social networking sites too Social networking sites and message boards face the same regulatory burden as internet service providers (ISPs) in a new bill proposed by ex-US presidential candidate John McCain. McCain wants sites to report all child pornography to authorities.â¦
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Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Monday that Illinois will alleviate the statewide flu vaccine shortage by purchasing a minimum of 30,000 vaccine doses from international drug