Australia rejects R+18 rating (AGAIN)

[Lord Honk]

I think I'll get myself cryogenically frozen with a big fat label reading defrost when there's a new media that people don't trust. Seriously, This whole pro/con debate is a freaking war of attrition, it's chinese water torture for me. "I think I can handle it", "No biggie", but then, after years and years and trials and restrictive laws, it's driving me nuts xD I really don't know when they achieve their goal and somebody just snaps, goes around punching pedestrians in the face or something, and the politicians can say "Well, we told you so, video games are evil". Graah! You can't win!

 

[ReservoirAngel]

This perfectly demonstrates that people who are stupid enough to buy into the Effects Theory of media should NOT be put in charge of controlling said media. They're always just going to cock it up for everyone else.

 

[Geekosaurus]

Wait, so, Australia doesn't have an age rating system that prevents minors from doing things like buying violent games and films, and watching porn?

 

[Jabberwock xeno]

Maybe the government doesn't understand that it's people want the rating not to protect children, but to allow adults to play.

Can't some of you aussies just, like, protest? Peacefully mind you, I don't want to see the news saying that video games caused a riot.

 

[zacattack14]

Ah well, maybe next year Austrailians.

 

[TheWwwizard]

I feel bad for all the Aussies getting trolled by their government. Then again it almost seems like these days there aren't any governments that aren't trying to troll.