Reliable Source: An Australian Attorney General in Thailand

[hebdomad]

I loved that letter,

But on a more serious note, are Australians allaowed to purchase these illegal games of sites such as Ebay, and then have it mailed to them?Or is it simply illegal all around, and even owning it is illegal?

It's all too easy to get "banned" games. You can import from New Zealand (like Germany imports banned games from Austria) .. or just a few setting changes, and we download it off steam like everyone else.

The classification board might think it has the almighty power, but all it's doing is screwing over local retailers...

 

[bradley348]

i have finally realised who Michael Atkinson reminds me of

[http://img191.imageshack.us/i/atkinson.jpg/]

Just Wait until he starts rating stuff EC-10...

 

[Adzma]

I loved that letter,

But on a more serious note, are Australians allaowed to purchase these illegal games of sites such as Ebay, and then have it mailed to them?Or is it simply illegal all around, and even owning it is illegal?

It's illegal yes, but that doesn't stop us.

 

[Deofuta]

So I read up on it, and it seems to be similar to when one of our Yankee games gets the AO rating, and some major chains refuse to carry it(virtually all, really). However, with a ban in Australia, it is all stores, everywhere.

Closer to the truth?

 

[Brett Alex]

I loved that letter,

But on a more serious note, are Australians allaowed to purchase these illegal games of sites such as Ebay, and then have it mailed to them?Or is it simply illegal all around, and even owning it is illegal?

Its illegal in the way that Cuban cigars or Stolichnaya is/was in the US. Thats to say it is, but no ones gonna enforce it.

OT: This article suddenly clarifies so much about Atkinson.

 

[MercurySteam]

I think it's wrong that Atkinson thinks that it's his job to tell us what we can and can't be exposed to. It's our money and we will do with it what we damn well please!

It's his job to keep South Australia in one piece and to let the rest of Australia not give a shit.

 

[FROGGEman2]

Australians do NOT say shrimp.

We say prawn.

Hmph.

 

[Frizzle]

I loved that letter,

But on a more serious note, are Australians allaowed to purchase these illegal games of sites such as Ebay, and then have it mailed to them?Or is it simply illegal all around, and even owning it is illegal?

Its illegal in the way that Cuban cigars or Stolichnaya is/was in the US. Thats to say it is, but no ones gonna enforce it.

OT: This article suddenly clarifies so much about Atkinson.

Wait wait wait wait wait.. Stoli is illegal in the US?! Since when? Oh this is bad news.....

 

[TechNoFear]

As amusing as this is, Michael Atkinson isn't the Attorney-General of Australia, he's the Attorney-General of South Australia. Also, I get the feeling that state Attorney-General is an appointed position, not an elected one,

He is an elected member of South Australia, who was appointed as AG by the majority party leader (a portfolio, his area of responsibility in the cabinet).

 

[Asparagus Brown]

Suave, thanks for clearing that up. I was under the impression it was less party-involved than that.

 

[Brett Alex]

Wait wait wait wait wait.. Stoli is illegal in the US?! Since when? Oh this is bad news.....

Well, until the wall came down basically. Basically part of that whole kerfuffle we call the Cold War.

 

[Robbo]

That was classic!

 

[illistas]

very amusing to read

I didn't read all of article (mainly because I'm sleepy) but I just want to point out one thing.

Suvarnabhumi Airport wasn't opened fifteen years ago.It was opened about 3 years ago (around times when there was coup detart to get rid of Takki Shinegra)

don't you mean coup d'état?