Leland Yee discusses his videogame vendetta

 
Gamecyte recently interviewed California State Senator Leland Yee about his crusade against "harmful" videogames in an interview which pooled the questions of games media writers across the ‘net. I was asked to provide my own question for Mr. Yee, but sadly I am told he "did not answer it." I merely wanted to know why Yee had to resort to hyperbole and scaremongering to get across his valid warnings about children and videogames, but I guess it was a bit too confrontational for the video.
 
Either way, the interview (Gamecyte has a full transcript too) provides an interesting glimpse at Leland Yee’s agenda, and is an excellent example of the myopic views of the anti-games lobby. Most telling of all is Yee’s dismissal of facts that undermine his "games are harmful," position. This quote here perfectly sums up the mindset of people like Yee:
 "I haven’t read the study and all that; […]

Original post by mrdestructoid@gmail.com (Destructoid.com) and software by Elliott Back