How to pass a violent games bill the industry won't fight [update 1]
It's simple: don't address violence.
That's what happened in Maryland, where a bill recently passed prohibiting the sale (or display) of obscene games to minors. However, the definition of obscenity is restricted only to sexual content. This follows the trend of films, where you can be as violent as you want and still be on Wal-Mart shelves, while skinemax films are relegated to seedy porn shops. So it goes.
As the video game industry more or less abstains from making sexually explicit content, they will not fight the law. Legislators from other states should take the hint and avoid writing sensationalist bills.
[update 1: fixed a broken link]
