Wed, Sep 30, 2009 | 22:30 BST

Australian attorney-general refuses to side with 18+ game rating

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South Australian attorney general Michael Atkinson has been reported to be holding up debates proposed by the nation’s officials on the introduction of an R18+ rating for games.

His reason for the opposition, is because he does not want children or “vulnerable adults” to get a hold of violent, interactive material.

“People are participating and ‘acting-out’ violence and criminal behaviour when they are playing a video game,” he told News.com.au. “It certainly does restrict choice to a small degree, but that is the price of keeping this material from children and vulnerable adults.

“In my view, the small sacrifice is worth it.”

In the past, Atkinson tried to censored a public document which polled Australians on the issue of censorship.

Don’t look for any of this to be resolved soon Aussies. Sorry ’bout that.

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10 comments

Phoenixblight
30/09/09, 10:35 pm

Yeah that makes perfect sense. With that logic I should be murdering, raping, doing drugs, sacrificing babies for the gain of power. Do they have substantial proof that videogames cause violence even a freaking Buddhist said he plays violent games!!

I guess with all that beauty in Austrailia you have to accept censorship.

El_MUERkO
30/09/09, 10:38 pm

Don’t look for any of this to be resolved soon Aussies…

unless…

naaaaa…

how would you get the angry bear to agree to it?

Hunam
30/09/09, 10:49 pm

Unelected official fail.

sxpacks
30/09/09, 11:06 pm

Okay, so how does the Attorney General purpose mature adults get their hands on the game?
And on that note is their porn for sale in AUS?

Suikoden Fan
01/10/09, 8:08 am

I could say some pretty scathing things right now about that guy, either way he is an idiot.