Posted October 18, 2009
cogadh: In the US, several states have tried implementing laws that exact fines against stores that sell "M" rated games to kids under 18, but I believe all of them have been struck down (so far). Most retailers already have company policies that can get a store employee fired for selling "M" rated games to underage kids, but the enforcement of that policy can be sporadic at best. Then there is also the "Wal*Mart factor" where the largest retailer in the country virtually refuses to sell anything with an "M" rating. Its not exactly enforcement of the ratings system, as much as abuse of the system in an attempt to force their own morality on the country through censorship.
And not to mention, again, that nudity, is not pornography, and therefore the sale to minors is not illegal (in the States anyway..)Post edited October 18, 2009 by Weclock