Just a shallow opportunist. All very well spouting rhetoric but in government he certainly would not challenge the industry.

“The second aspect of popular culture which causes concern is the content of films and video games which are marketed at children and young people, or accessible to them. Extreme, casual and callous violence in a context of social indifference and moral ambiguity – and in the absence of
positive, counterbalancing influences from family, community and the wider culture – has a coarsening
effect on the ethical sensibility of young people.”

First point: it mentions BOTH FILMS AND VIDEO GAMES and the concern is how they are marketed at YOUNG PEOPLE.

Now read the second sentence… properly. The whole thing. Are you saying you do not agree with this? He is not talking about anyone intelligent enough to post here. He’s talking about the sort of people you’ve probably never met, unless you, like them, have been in and out of the penal system since you were old enough to walk. He’s talking about the sort of people who live “in the absence of
positive, counterbalancing influences from family.”

I’m no fan of the tories, but I think he has a point. He’s not saying we should ban video games; he’s just saying that we need to look at how they are marketed.

Surely there should have been a massive increase in car jackings at least…

Oh no, IT’S A GAME, IT’S NOT REAL!

Now those of us that can tell the difference between fact and fiction are being victimised and villified for wanting to have a little escapism.

Anyway the games that get me the most riled tend to be platformers, Crash Bandicoot - The Slipery Climb, had me bouncing the controller of the walls, but I didn’t want to go out on a rampage and Whack some Mo-Fo’s.

Yes there has to be regulation but that’s what the ERSB and other such bodies are for, if Mum / Dad buy their 10 year old a 15 rated game that’s their fault, not the retailers or the publisher / coders.

Would these same parents give that child unrestricted internet access?