tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post7278996777631559215..comments2023-10-26T22:06:11.166+11:00Comments on Metamagician3000: I feel sorry for Frank BrennanRussell Blackfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-55809488738391351072008-12-24T09:43:00.000+11:002008-12-24T09:43:00.000+11:00I would just like to point out that no where is Au...I would just like to point out that no where is Australia's free speech as restricted as when it comes to Video Games. Currently we have no R classification. In fact we are the only western country without it.<BR/><BR/>What this means is that if a game is not suitable for a 15 year old it is banned in Australia. Anything with sex, anything with nudity, anything with lots of swearing. Oh, and extreme hardcore violence. (the regular type is okay for 15 year olds.)<BR/><BR/>Ironically, in a practical sense, this has protected our children <I>less</I>. There have been a few games that were given an R rating everywhere else (USA, UK, NZ) but were given an MA rating in Australia. If it is borderline MA or even a bit over it, is always makes MA because the review board don't want to ban something that doesn't deserve it.<BR/><BR/>I actually haven't bought a game in years, but I used to be involved in this issue, but now I have given up as this issue will be ignored by every government from now until Bob Brown is PM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-19914465286739053322008-12-23T18:02:00.000+11:002008-12-23T18:02:00.000+11:00Maybe I could use slightly different wording, Bria...Maybe I could use slightly different wording, Brian.Russell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-23693799082244469402008-12-23T12:15:00.000+11:002008-12-23T12:15:00.000+11:00Russell, are you getting soft? Feeling sorry for t...Russell, are you getting soft? Feeling sorry for the clergy? I see Ratzinger gave a speech saying that we need an ecology of humans, and we must save humanity from the gays (they're out to destroy us you know?) like we should save the environment. Now that's a weird man. I think, compared to Ratzinger, Brennan probably is the best you can hope for. <BR/><BR/> I'm not a lawyer, so I guess I have no idea of what a law should say to protect rights. But if we can manage to keep the government from shutting down what we can do, and where we can do it, if we're not infringing on those same rights held by others than that would be a good start. If I want to download adult porn while smoking dope and shagging a consenting camel in the privacy of my own house, then that's nobodies business but mine and the camel's. Can you put the previous sentence into your submission? :)Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12256953909644408214noreply@blogger.com