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1、ByJoanBiskupic,USATODAY报刊SeveralSupremeCourtjusticeschallengedaCaliforniaofficial'sattemptTuesdaytodefendabanonviolentvideogamesforminorsinoneofthemoreengaging—andamusing—sessionsatthehighcourtinyears.FromGrimm'sFairyTalestotheVulcansofStarTrektotheMortalKombatvideogame,thejusticesraised
2、examplesofviolencethatmightconcernparentsyetalsomightbeshieldedfromregulationbasedonFirstAmendmentspeechrights.Some,suchasJusticeAntoninScalia,emphasizedthevalueofviolenceinAmericancultureandsuggestedthatallvideogamesshouldbeprotectedbytheFirstAmendment,asthelawyerrepresentingindustrygro
3、upsassertedTuesday.Scaliachallengedthenotionthat"deviant"violencecouldbedefinedinlawandposedascenarioinwhichsomeparentsmightbeperfectlycontenttohavetheirchildrenwatchviolence."Theylikegore,"hesaidandquipped,"Theymayevenlikeviolentkids."SUPREMECOURT:CaseonviolentgamestestsspeechlimitsBACK
4、GROUND:"Friendofthecourt"briefsrelatedtovideogamecaseCOURT:Moreonmajorcourtcases,justicesOthers,suchasJusticeStephenBreyer,expressedrevulsionatsomeoftheviolenceintoday'svideogamesandraisedahypotheticalquestioninvolving"gratuitoustorture…ofbabies."Breyersaidthatifparentswanttheirchildrent
5、oplaysuchgamestheyshouldgobuythegamesforthem.Thoughthejusticespepperedbothsideswithquestions,theyshowedgreatestskepticismforthestate'sargumentthatgovernmentshouldbeabletorestrictminors'accesstoviolentvideogames,astheSupremeCourthaslongallowedregulationofminors'accesstosexuallyexplicitmat
6、erials.Keyjusticesacrosstheideologicalspectrum,includingconservativeScalia,liberalRuthBaderGinsburgandmoderateconservativeAnthonyKennedy,expressedconcernsthattheCalifornialaw,whichhasneverbeenenforced,infringedfreespeech.Kennedysaid,"Forgenerationstherehasbeenasocietalconsensusaboutsexua
7、lmaterial"beingexemptfromsomeFirstAmendmentcoverage."You'reaskingustogointoanentirelynewareawherethereisnoconsensus."Thecasecouldhavewideconsequencesfortheentertainmentindustryandconsumers.Californiaofficialssaythebanwasintendedtoprotectchildrenandhelptheirparents.Theysay
