All violent video games to be banned in Germany

[waron]

ElRhodeo said:

waron said:

but you know instead of banning those games make a law that will stop them from being bought by 12 year old kids cause most of GTA4 owners have less than 16 years old - heck my 8 year old cousin got psp with GTA Liberty City Stories on his First Communion from his parents last year and this year he got 360 on his birthday with Burnout Paradise, Trivial Pursuit(it's a pack in with Premium 360), Skate, Dead Rising and Resident Evil 5 from both his parents and grandparents - yeah 9 year old kid got M rated games from his own parents.

Well, exactly that's the problem: Of course there already IS a law that's supposed to keep kids from playing these games. But it doesn't work, as you say. They'll get them anyway, from their parents, friends, brothers, whatever.

yeah, but there should be somethin like you know information that those games shouldn't be played by kids. so instead on making stupid laws and losing money on games that will be not sold(every game that is sold brings some VAT money to the budget) they would make some advertisment campaign to inform people - it will be definitely cheaper, more effective and bring some money to the budget. or simply make publishers of M-rated games donate small % of every game sold for charity purposes - problem solved.