"Dr. Christoph J. Ploner, Carson Finke, and Nazli Esfahani at the Department of Neurology at the Virchow campus in Berlin, Germany have examined..."
A German scientist named Nazli...danger Will Robinson. Yes, I noticed the "L" in his name, but in German "li" is appended to words to make the the diminutive (so he must be a short Nazi).
It's amazing how a little bit of ignorance can go a such long way.
No it is not what Hitler said before he gassed the Jews. Read the context of the statement to understand it. You can easily take any statement out of context and put a negative spin on it.
I was under the impression that these discussion boards were a place to express interesting views, not promore stupidity, close mindedness and ignorance. If you have an interesting point to make, make it...don't anonymously hurl childish insults. At least have the courage to identify yourself.
I don't understand why this is such a big issue. British Columbia Attorney General Graeme Bowbrick is not suggesting that the video games be banned, he is suggesting that there should be a rating system for the games ("government sponsored classification system").
I love playing video games myself, but I have played a few that I would deem unsuitable for children of certain ages. There are issues such as violence, foul language, etc.... I wouldn't want my 12 year old child (supposing I had one) going to a restricted movie, just as much as I wouldn't want him playing a graphically violent video game.
I don't think that the BC Attorney General is suggesting that we start the equivalent of a book burning club, just that we provide more information for the consumer. The ability to make a more educated decision about the product that you are purchasing is a bonus in my mind. As long as the rating are consistent, then I can see no harm in this proposal.
For all of you crying violation of civil rights, get a life. Not everybody buying these games is old enough to understand the contents of them, nor understand the effects of the contents. Let the parents and those of us that are over the legal voting age make these decisions...and kudos to those that want to help us do this (and provide us with the necessary information to be able to make educated decisions about it).
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"Dr. Christoph J. Ploner, Carson Finke, and Nazli Esfahani at the Department of Neurology at the Virchow campus in Berlin, Germany have examined..."
A German scientist named Nazli...danger Will Robinson. Yes, I noticed the "L" in his name, but in German "li" is appended to words to make the the diminutive (so he must be a short Nazi).
He must have sadistic parents :-)
It's amazing how a little bit of ignorance can go a such long way.
No it is not what Hitler said before he gassed the Jews. Read the context of the statement to understand it. You can easily take any statement out of context and put a negative spin on it.
I was under the impression that these discussion boards were a place to express interesting views, not promore stupidity, close mindedness and ignorance. If you have an interesting point to make, make it...don't anonymously hurl childish insults. At least have the courage to identify yourself.
It's amazing how a little bit of ignorance can go a long way!
I don't understand why this is such a big issue. British Columbia Attorney General Graeme Bowbrick is not suggesting that the video games be banned, he is suggesting that there should be a rating system for the games ("government sponsored classification system").
I love playing video games myself, but I have played a few that I would deem unsuitable for children of certain ages. There are issues such as violence, foul language, etc.... I wouldn't want my 12 year old child (supposing I had one) going to a restricted movie, just as much as I wouldn't want him playing a graphically violent video game.
I don't think that the BC Attorney General is suggesting that we start the equivalent of a book burning club, just that we provide more information for the consumer. The ability to make a more educated decision about the product that you are purchasing is a bonus in my mind. As long as the rating are consistent, then I can see no harm in this proposal.
For all of you crying violation of civil rights, get a life. Not everybody buying these games is old enough to understand the contents of them, nor understand the effects of the contents. Let the parents and those of us that are over the legal voting age make these decisions...and kudos to those that want to help us do this (and provide us with the necessary information to be able to make educated decisions about it).
It's not about censorship, it's about awareness.
Sincerely,
A Canadian from British Columbia