Gordon Brown's Bid to Curb Violent Games
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Ace170780




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PostPosted: Thu, 6th Sep 2007 00:46    Post subject: Gordon Brown's Bid to Curb Violent Games
I saw this on IGN today for all you UK peepz heh & gamers in general I figured it would cause a good debate as always Smile Enjoy

Gordon Brown's Bid to Curb Violent Games
British Prime Minister joins the debate on videogame 'nasties'.
by Rob Burman, IGN UK
UK, September 5, 2007 - After Tory leader David Cameron voiced his views on violent games last week, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has jumped into the debate, claiming there is a growing concern amongst the public regarding the effects of such games on youngsters.

According to UK tabloid The Mirror, Brown plans to investigate whether new rules are needed when advertising or selling potentially violent games to youths. He claimed: "Parents are concerned about whether children are exposed to harmful violence and sexual imagery in games and on the internet."

Futhermore, later this week, Brown will unveil new proposals concerning the regulation of videogames to a 'Citizens' Jury' as part of a series of debates on anti-social behaviour. This group consists of members of the public who'll be consulted by the British Government on issues surrounding youth safety.

So, here's to a future full of Viva Pinata and Brain Training titles then. Hooray!

P.S. Not sure if this is the right thread but I figured since its gaming related I would post it here. Move if necessary
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Ace170780




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PostPosted: Thu, 6th Sep 2007 00:47    Post subject:
Here is my Feedback on this Smile

Im gonna try to keep this short & to the point. I am Canadian but I wanted to give my output on this. I am sure we all agree that video games are like movies & they entertain us to distract us from every day life. The problem is children are getting access to these violent video games mainly because there parents are buyin them in the first place. There friends come over & are exposed to these games that there own parents might not approve of. I say children as in anyone under 18 there minds are still evolving & still lack alot of common sense. So it is very bad if these children are exposed to the violence & sexuality of these video games. But if the children are raised properly & have the tools to make the right decisions then what there exposed to should not even matter.

With us living in such a fast paced environment & not taking the time to show there children to question the things they do in life & what are the consenquences etc. Its not necessarly there fault, because we live in such a fast paced way of life & technology making people actualy work longer days & cant supervise there children as much. With extra curicular activities cut out of schools because of budgets & people wanting more money. With technology taken over all outdoor & social activities which were the norm I would say up till the mid 90's. The power of control over the children, in being able to discipline them in a strict but just manner. Taken away by social services who say they are protecting the children & end up making good parents look like criminals (sometimes they do the right thing). All in all we understand the social problem here that is the root to children being the way they are today. With all these things taken away from them because of corporations/goverment negligence/capitalism in general (though I will say that we might not have evolved to were we are today without a monetary system. Something to think about...How many of you would actualy work if you knew you were not getting a pay check at the end of the day? Exactly...We would probably still be dealing with slavery...but back to the point).

All this to say we neglect our children they do not have a sense of Respect, Discipline, Responsibility, Self Worth & so forth but most importantly Common Sense. If the children had the proper tools to work with & parents took to there responsibility of teaching there own children these things, we might not have to worry so damn much about what our children are exposed to. Crime is up for a reason & it ain't because someone is creating a violent video game, with a story to entertain the adults who want to escape every day reality & that can distinguish the differences.

Now think about a rated R movie were they have to be accompanied by an adult. Same scenario different medium. Reason I brought that up is that they ain't bitching about that in parliment. Gordon Brown I might be on another continent & even I can tell you there are bigger issues at hand. So much for keeping it short & sweet hahaha

Yeah I will proof read this & split it later it's cause I copied & pasted it were I originaly posted it & the box was small that I was typing it in lol.


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sueil




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PostPosted: Thu, 6th Sep 2007 00:57    Post subject:
Ace170780 wrote:
Here is my Feedback on this Smile



Fucking hell learn to use the enter key.

Anyway, this isn't really surprising. Politicians love the think of the children excuse.
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AnimalMother




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PostPosted: Thu, 6th Sep 2007 01:09    Post subject:
All he's planning on doing is making it more difficult for minors to get hold of adult games, with fines for adults who purchase them for children.

There is no initiative to further the censorship of games. So no big issue here really.

I agree with alot of the increased regulation he's planning, including the new immigration policy, and the new alcohol and tobacco legislation.

Hopefully cannabis will continue to be a class C though.


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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Thu, 6th Sep 2007 01:10    Post subject:
The only reason violence is such a problem in video games and movies with people is because parents don't know how to raise their kids. They can't possilbly take the blame for it, oh now that's blasphemy , they must scapegoat it, lets blame the industry for poisoning our kids with filth so we can get them banned and be even lazier at parenting.

AnimalMother wrote:
All he's planning on doing is making it more difficult for minors to get hold of adult games, with fines for adults who purchase them for children.

There is no initiative to further the censorship of games. So no big issue here really.

I agree with alot of the increased regulation he's planning, including the new immigration policy, and the new alcohol and tobacco legislation.

Hopefully cannabis will continue to be a class C though.


Agreed 100% I may hate wal*mart with an undying passion BUT I do like how they refuse to sell certain things to minors that don't have an adult there with them.


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Ace170780




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PostPosted: Thu, 6th Sep 2007 01:17    Post subject:
Yeah I know I went all out in my post there lol but I guess it was alot of issues with everyone in power because they point the finger in the wrong direction & I just wanted to lay it all out & feel good that I finaly got to express what I was feeling the issues are really at with children in general. Im a very analitical person & observe my surroundings constantly & i've noticed over the years how children/teenagers have absolutly no respect for nothing & no one which worries me about the kind of people they will be who are gonna run our country's in the future...For all our sakes we hope they will turn out ok o.O


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AnimalMother




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PostPosted: Thu, 6th Sep 2007 01:22    Post subject:
Ace170780 wrote:
Yeah I know I went all out in my post there lol but I guess it was alot of issues with everyone in power because they point the finger in the wrong direction & I just wanted to lay it all out & feel good that I finaly got to express what I was feeling the issues are really at with children in general. Im a very analitical person & observe my surroundings constantly & i've noticed over the years how children/teenagers have absolutly no respect for nothing & no one which worries me about the kind of people they will be who are gonna run our country's in the future...For all our sakes we hope they will turn out ok o.O


The people who end up running the country might not be the best representatives of the majority, but they're certainly not the white trash you see hanging around outside Macdonald's.

I agree though that the shit of society is closer then ever to overwhelming the productive individuals.


"Techniclly speaking, Beta-Manboi didnt inject Burberry_Massi with Benz, he injected him with liquid that had air bubbles in it, which caused benz." - House M.D

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