Her stupidest law

Mary Lou Dickerson's stupidest law (read the comments on that link for how the world sees our district) was her attempt to make video game makers liable for violent crimes carried out by the people who played them. Because, as we all know, it only takes a single violent video game to turn a well-adjusted, well-parented child into a heartless killer.

It couldn't be the responsibility of the parent. No way.

Not only that, but she doesn't think video games should be covered by the first amendment. Here's a quote from an NPR story:

MARY LOU DICKERSON: I don't believe that when we're talking about ultra- violent video games where players get points for decapitating people or beating people to death, I don't believe that's covered by the First Amendment.

She was wrong. They most certainly are.

She even passed a law making it a crime to sell a video game with violence against police to a minor. This, of course, would mean that police would be wasting their time running stings against video game sellers instead of protecting them from actual violence on the street.

If Mary Lou had been in office in the 1950s, you can bet she'd be leading the charge against rock and roll music and Elvis Presley's hips.

To this day, she runs a yearly sting to show that businesses will still sell "adult" games to minors without checking ID.