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Originally Posted by accyman
LMFAO at the part hwere they are putting new age ratings on games , anyone who has worked at game or game station will tell you that after refusing to sell an 8 year old a 18 rated game their mother or father will run up to the counter screaming at them for not doing so then buy it themselves for their 8 year old and this problem isnt related to just a few parents its teh majority of them
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Indeed. Why are there no age restrictions on books? As a 12 year old I could have quite easily got ahold of a book that probably wasn't at all appropriate, as we know books can be far more 'graphic' than video games. I think it's just an issue of an older generation of MPs not really understanding the games industry. You only need to look at the mass hysteria brought up by the recent Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 to see that.
As far the Digital Economy Bill, I have numerous problems with it.
- Disconnecting for an 'alleged' offence without evidence or trial is wrong.
- It would punish a household, not just the individual. For example a student house of 10 individuals could be disconnected from the internet due to the alleged activities of one individual.
- Wireless routers, secured and easily accessible or unsecured and many easily crackable, allow for somebody to use your line to commit the act. Who will be punished? The household who own the broadband connection, not the person who committed it.
- This problem extends to open wi-fi hotspots such as McDonalds, pubs, etc. The broadband subscriber and not the user would be the one punished.