GTAIV Censored in Australia

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bdbdbd said:

rocketpig said:

You know RP, you're talking about censorship being a good thing, with the exception that things shouldn't be censored from you. And i do understand your view. I'd take the same stand unless i'd know that the game is targeted to kids, who, by the way, will buy the most copies.

Where did I ever imply that censorship was a good thing?

Parents have plenty of warnings showing that material is not appropriate for children and in most countries, children won't be able to buy GTA IV. I don't know what more can be done. You can't retrain stupidity.

 

Now, you just gave an example yourself in the post, which i bolded. You also said that your parents let you read King and watch Clockwork Orange at pretty young age, and you continued it by saying that they saw you being capable to deal with the subjects, meaning that if they wouldn't see you capable of dealing with it, they would have censored them from you. Now, isn't setting an age limit censorship? Like i said, you're in for censorship, as long as nothing gets censored from you. Yes, it's illegal to sell 18+ games for minors here in Finland too, but what to do with ignorant parents? I know you will make sure that your kids, once have them, aren't playing games or watching movies at home that you haven't approved for them, but that's not the case with everyone.

god point about not everyone