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AU R18+ Rating Plans Put On Hold Due To "Interest Groups"
Dexter Herbivore writes "Australian gamers are yet again left disappointed by their government's response to a lack of an R18+ rating for games. Gamespot reports that Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor has blamed 'interest groups' for swamping the public consultation with pro-R18+ submissions. From the article: 'A strong response from gamer groups in the Australian Federal Government's R18+ public consultation has led Censorship Ministers to claim that more views from the community are needed before a decision into the introduction of an R18+ classification for video games can be reached.'"
Reader UgLyPuNk adds that support for the new rating is coming from unexpected places.
Yes, I'm sure those parents are such bad, lazy parents, that they can't be bothered to/don't want to keep their kids under constant surveillance, and verify that they never play such games. What awful parents! This is their parental responsibility! How apathetic of them to ask for help from the government!
I'm not in favour of the system we have now, but fuck, this scapegoating has to stop!
You know, there is a difference between trolling and pointing out the flaws in your reasoning. Just saying.
Oh dear. Were people with mod points offended by my post? Did it hit a bit too close to home? Or did you consider it flamebait because you don't like the things mentioned so it's okay to censor them while people who want to censor GTA are just being silly puritans, and anyone who doesn't agree with this is clearly just trolling?
In any case, thank you for demonstrating my point.
Forget magic. Any technology distinguishable from divine power is insufficiently advanced.
It just doesn't make any sense to me...
...and recently too!
Given religion's track record, I would have thought that violence was right up their alley?
Why would they want to oppose violent games? It's nothing like the things humans have done to each other in the name of their preferred imaginary friend(s).