User blog comment:MEffect Fan/California VG law/@comment-217683-20101101232832/@comment-2088100-20101102003645

Whoa, something I agree with SpartHawg on. That hasn't happened in a while! ;) You articulated my feelings better than I ever could have, too.

Also, I think it's kinda weird. The ESRB already performs the rating function quite adequately, and most (all?) reputable family-friendly retailers already refuse to sell games that have no ESRB rating, or an adults-only rating. The only thing that this law does that's different (so far as I can tell), is make it illegal to sell an 18+ game to a minor, attaching penalties. And SpartHawg put into words my feelings exactly: parents should make the ultimate determination about whether a child should be allowed to have a game, not some government body. And parents are already provided with a great deal of information that will help them make that decision, coming in the form of an ESRB rating.