Switzerland Pursues Violent Games Ban 276
BanjoTed writes "We hear lots about the issues facing violent games in Australia, but the anti-games bandwagon is gathering pace closer to home — in Switzerland, to be precise. The Swiss government is gearing up to consider a total ban on mature games in the country."
Er... (Score:5, Funny)
"We hear lots about the issues facing violent games in Australia, but the anti-games bandwagon is gathering pace closer to home — in Switzerland, to be precise."
Are you sure you don't live in Austria?
I'm Australian you instensitive clod!!! (Score:5, Funny)
This isn't closer to home for me:P~~~~
I can understand banning games (Score:5, Funny)
Some games are really bad, whether it be egregious content or age-inappropriate content.
But there's no need to get violent about it. A normal rational games ban would work just as well as a violent games ban.
Re:Slipperly slope (Score:5, Funny)
remember what happened to you as a child when you "said something mommy and daddy didn't like
All those years of expensive therapy for naught...
Thanks, asshole.
A great sign! (Score:5, Funny)
With this focus by Swiss leadership on the dubious social dangers of simulated violence, we can at least take heart knowing they've found solutions to all other social issues with demonstrated negative impacts.
I'm so happy to live in a world with such pragmatic leaders. We can always count on politicians for intellectually honest debate of issues and good faith efforts to fix the problems they can.
So nice to sleep easy knowing that representatives the world over don't let themselves get bogged down in baseless populist hysteria or abuse the power they're given to manipulate economies such that wealth is redistributed to their buddies.
I don't know what we'd do without our honest, hard working politicians. May your silver spoons never tarnish, you captains of hypocrisy.
Re:Watch those crime rates climb! (Score:3, Funny)
Oh video games, is there any crisis you can't solve [smbc-comics.com] ?
Re:Er... (Score:3, Funny)
Not true. There are some at the Vienna zoo.
Re:Slipperly slope (Score:4, Funny)
Because I want to blow shit up...
Re:Closer to home? (Score:4, Funny)
What are you in for?