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Manhunt 2 Banned In Britain

Posted by Zonk on from the wii-controls-make-it-that-much-squickier dept.

westlake writes "Rockstar's Manhunt 2 has been banned in the U.K. for what the British Board of Film Classification calls its 'unrelenting focus on stalking and brutal slaying.' 'There is sustained and cumulative casual sadism in the way in which these killings are committed, and encouraged, in the game.' The company has six weeks to submit an appeal. The last game to be refused classification was Carmageddon in 1997. That decision was later overturned via the appeals process."

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  1. Re:Its not going to work by jandersen · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is not so much about whether it is going to work - they know that very well. It is a statement to say 'This is not acceptable here'; that is really what censorship is about in most cases. In this case I must say I can see the point; most people would find a game like that revolting, I believe, and would want the government to say that there has to be a limit. It's like pornography, most of it is harmless and simply boring, but some of it is too extreme to be tolerated by the large majority of people, and I think it is fair to ban it.

    Freedom of speech is important, but we shouldn't be slaves to that phrase, becuse it does get used as an excuse for a lot of grotesque rubbish. Freedom of speech is there to protect people's right to express their political and religious opinions without fear of prosecution - those things are important in a democratic society - but it's not there to protect small minded idiots who want to make money on crap.

  2. Re:The Nanny State Strikes Again ... by grassy_knoll · · Score: 1, Troll

    I don't give a shit if you want to hunt, target shoot, whatever, go nuts. But if your motives are purely such, how can you possibly argue against doing so with proper legal controls in place? Why must you insist on being able to buy a concealable handgun with no other merits other than to kill?


    Well, the CCW crowd tends to look at firearms as tools of personal protection. Cops can't be everywhere, so there will be times when an individual will have to defend themselves.

    Even worse, if you're a member of a group which most police scoff at ( gays, lesbians, wrong color ), you might have to go a step further to ensure your safety.

    Seems a good use for a pistol.
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  3. Re:Its not going to work by westlake · · Score: 0, Troll
    How about understanding that majority opinion has been shown to be full of shit more than once?

    The same could be said for the majority opinion on Slashdot.

    The truth is that every society has its limits of tolerance, bounds it does not want to see crossed. An open society will debate these issues openly. But it cannot be barred from making a decision --- and sometimes that decision will be "No."