Indianapolis OKs Violent Video Game Law
Coin-operated video games in which people are decapitated, dismembered, mutilated or maimed will soon be off-limits to children in Indianapolis.
Mayor Bart Peterson signed a violent video game law Monday, saying it was an opportunity for the city to put its foot down on a burgeoning culture of violence.
The law, believed to be the first of its kind in a major U.S. city, requires coin-operated games featuring graphic violence or strong sexual content to have warning labels and be kept at least 10 feet from nonviolent games. They must be separated by a curtain or wall, and the law bars minors from such games unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Elliott Portnoy, an attorney representing video game industry groups, said his clients are considering legal action. “From the beginning the industry has believed that this ordinance is both unnecessary and unconstitutional,” he said.
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