Joseph Lieberman On Video Game Ratings

[FillmoreSlim]

// Arent you glad Lieberman is the Congressional go-to guy for video-game comments and criticism?

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Senators Praise ESRB Ratings on Video Games

Senators Joseph Lieberman and Herb Kohl, yesterday, praised the Entertainment Software Ratings Board for their contributions in helping consumers stay aware of what type of content is within video games. They also applauded improvements the ESRB was planning to make their ratings easier to understand by consumers.

"I have always said the ESRB system was the best rating system in the entertainment media, and these changes will make it even better?more informative, more precise, and more enforceable for retailers," Lieberman said. "I appreciate the ESRB's ongoing commitment to helping parents make smart choices for their kids. I hope parents will return the favor by making better use of these better ratings, for in the end they have the primary responsibility to protect their kids from potentially harmful games. And I hope retailers will finally accept their responsibility to help parents do that job, and commit as an industry to stop selling adult-rated games to kids."

Kohl added, "The changes announced today will help parents make more informed decisions when purchasing games for their children. And we are hopeful that the addition of specific age guidelines to the rating icons will make it easier for retailers to enforce the rating system, as many have committed to do but which few are doing reliably."

Odd praise from Lieberman, who has been one of the most vocal opponents of violent video games in the past, concerning the ESRB and it's ratings. Perhaps the changes to the ratings really are something he can stand behind?

[Matt 26z]

He has to be careful now that he wants to run for president. He can't be as extreme as he ususally is when it comes to censorship. Two years ago he'd have said just ban the games alltogether.