Passed landmark violent video law

Ultra violent video games that degrade women and minorities do not belong in the hands of children. That’s why Leland Yee fought the $31 billion video game industry to pass a landmark law makes it a crime to sell adult games to minors.

Yee’s law, similar to those proposed at the federal level by Senator Hillary Clinton, imposes a $1,000 fine for the sale of games rated Mature – usually featuring ultra violence and x-rated sexual content. As a child psychologist, Yee believes that video game violence – where children are active participants, not simply passive observers – has a dramatic impact on our children. Over 90% of kids aged 2 to 17 regularly play video games.

Yee’s law defines violent video games as any game in which a player kills, maims, dismembers or sexually assaults an image of a human being. Supported by the Girl Scouts of America, it was passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Schwarzenegger. It is currently being contested in the courts by the video game industry.