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Switzerland Pursues Violent Games Ban

Posted by timothy on from the brutal-crackdown-on-violence dept.

BanjoTed writes "We hear lots about the issues facing violent games in Australia, but the anti-games bandwagon is gathering pace closer to home — in Switzerland, to be precise. The Swiss government is gearing up to consider a total ban on mature games in the country."

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  1. I'm Australian you instensitive clod!!! by syousef · · Score: 5, Funny

    This isn't closer to home for me:P~~~~

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  2. I can understand banning games by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Some games are really bad, whether it be egregious content or age-inappropriate content.

    But there's no need to get violent about it. A normal rational games ban would work just as well as a violent games ban.

  3. Re:Slipperly slope by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    remember what happened to you as a child when you "said something mommy and daddy didn't like

    All those years of expensive therapy for naught...

    Thanks, asshole.