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Friday, April 18, 2003
Bill targets violent video games
Retailers may soon be liable for renting or selling violent video games to minors.
Under House Bill 1009, which passed the Senate yesterday 42-7, retail clerks could be fined as much as $500 for renting or selling video games that contain violence against law enforcement officers.
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"We have been awakened," said Sen. Val Stevens, R-Arlington.
Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson, D-Seattle, said the legislation, which she has been pushing for five years, takes "a stand against toxic games." The bill now goes to Gov. Gary Locke, who is expected to sign it.
The video-game industry currently rates violent games as Mature, only for those 17 and older. The industry has argued it's unclear to them the implications of such legislation and has promised to take the matter to court.
Tom Paine, who operates Movieola in Woodinville, said he may stop renting video games altogether, even though rentals account for 10 percent of his revenue. Lobbyists from Microsoft and Amazon.com, as well as four other organizations representing the video game industry, were against the legislation.
Amazon.com, which sells video games over the Internet, had requested an amendment that would allow credit cards to be used as proof someone is over 18, but it failed. Other Internet sites, including sites that contain pornography, allow credit cards to be used as verification of one's age.
P-I reporter Steven Friederich can be reached at 360-943-3993 or stevenfriederich@seattlepi.com
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