German Social Affairs Minister Wants WoW Rated "Adults Only"

[Acid Armageddon]

I played Doom and Wolfenstein 3D whenI was six years old. I'm now 19 and have NEVER killed anyone.


OH NOOO! is something wrong with me? I should have gone BONKERS! Call the Doctor!


People like this, these governmental morons make me sick.

 

[RebelRising]

German Social Affairs Minister Wants WoW Rated "Adults Only"






Sven Petke, acting chairman of the Christian Democratic Union party in Brandenberg wants all violent games banned outright in Germany along with inappropriate internet content, for which he believes ISPs should be held responsible. "The time for excuses is over," he said. "We need web filtering by the ISPs to operate."



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Every time some psycho murders someone we have the same problem. If you ban all violent video games whats next? End to all violent films, no competitive sports at schools?

You might as well just paint motherfucking swastikas on all the buildings now.

Funnily enough, that's one of the last things they'd do. The whole country has been on one big guilt trip for the last sixty years. No Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, or Wolfenstein passes their amends-making gaze without censoring all references to Nazis.

 

[Lord_Ascendant]

Parents must know what danger potential exists in their children's bedrooms

There we go. Pandering to the concerned parents is a great way to get ridiculous laws passed.

danger lurking in childrens bedrooms? what about the octopus/frog/goat demon under the bed. are any laws being passed about that? NO! Video Games arent making people evil, people are making video games evil.

 

[Danarok]

Excited media reports following the killing spree made a point of mentioning his gaming habits [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/90185-Surprise-Surprise-Germany-Shooting-Linked-To-Games] and while German authorities appeared eager to place the blame on violent games, there appears to be little concern over the fact that he was a troubled youth who was receiving counseling for depression and apparently had ready access to his father's collection of 15 firearms.

Oh yeah, video games are clearly to blame...

Damn, that makes my blood boil.

 

[The Cake Is Annoying]

Interesting idea, terrible thinking behind it.

The idea of online multiplayer gaming without some loudmouthed teenage gimps sounds appealing to me.

Though the old fashioned beat-the-drum, them-video-games-are-brain-washing-our-kids really does seem copy pasted from the 1990s Mortal Kombat moral panic.

 

[sorpaqq]

He'd have a lot of pissed of nerds baying for his blood.

 

[faceless chick]

because wow is such a mature experience only adults should try it.
way to help with that growing population of 30-somethings who live in their parent's basement and live off of Cheetos and hentai.

germany, knowing what's best for the world, one popular kids fantasy game at a time! /sarcasm

but seriously, why is everyone such a pussy?