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Congressman Wants Health Warning Labels For Games
The Escapist : Latest News — ... . "They have repeatedly failed to live up to this responsibility.  Meanwhile research continues to show a proven link between playing violent games and increased aggression in young people. American families deserve to know the truth about these potentially dangerous products." Baca's website describes him as a leading advocate in Congress against sex and violence in the media, with a particular focus on videogames. GamePolitics says Baca has introduced several game-related bills in Congress in the past, including the ...

Warning Labels On Videogames
www.GamesAreEvil.com — ... According to GamePolitics, the bill “creates a new rule within the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which forces games with a Teen rating or higher to be sold with a simple warning label, reading: WARNING: Excessive exposure to violent video games and other violent media has been linked to aggressive behavior.” ...

How would you like cigarette-like warnings on your video games?
GoNintendo — “WARNING: Excessive exposure to violent video games and other violent media has been linked to aggressive behavior.” That’s the warning that would be placed on all games rated Teen and above, if a new bill by Rep. Joe Baca gets passed. I think that labeling is just a tad over the top. We haven’t seen any studies that definitively prove that gaming causes aggressive behavior. We have seen that particularly aggressive people can be egged on by games…and music…and TV…and movies… Link This entry was posted on Monday, January 12th, 2009 at 10:54 am and is filed under ...

California congressman thinks certain games warrant “warning labels”
Sarcastic Gamer — ... Politicians are some of the most loathsome individuals on the face of the Earth. There are some decent, honest ones, but many of them are selfish, ignorant twits who push their own agendas. That, or they waste valuable time by introducing unnecessary or ridiculous legislation. U.S. Rep. Joe Baca (D), who, as GamePolitics points out, is no stranger to game legislation, wants to slap a “health warning label” on certain game software. This information would supplement the ESRB’s letter-based age ratings that appear on disc-based games. ...

And the band fails on: New law seeks to put warning labels on games
Joystiq — ... California Rep. Joe Baca (D) and Virginia Rep. Frank Wolf (R) have introduced a bill that would require cigarette-style warning labels to be placed on games rated "T" or higher by the ESRB. GamePolitics reports that H.R. 231, titled "The Video Game Health ...

Sales up, crime down; now who’s in the wrong?
Sarcastic Gamer — ... You wonder where the morons that attack games get their figures from. “Crime is up,” they say, “and it’s because of them video games.” We’ve had our favourite ex-lawyer (you know the one) attach every M-rated game under the sun to some crime or another, and Congressman Joe Baca is currently proposting that games be decorated with cigarette-style warning labels. ...