Yawn. Voting for the libs has nothing to do with it. Atkinson will continue to keep his seat in Croydon till he decides to stand down. Its one of the safest seats in SA due to the predominantly aged population in his constituency. He sends them Christmas cards and they continue to vote for him.
He won't back down from his stance on video games either as it gives him that little bit of power over everyone else. No petitions or threats or whatever are going to change that.
Of course he wont back down on his stance. As far as the uninformed public is aware hes doing a bang up job at keeping these violent games of our shelves.
Little do they know that a) these games are often let through in a LESSER rating of MA15+ - 1 example is Modern Warfare 2, R Rated almost everywhere else, however MA here.
b) these games are easy to obtain, whether it be via Importing from the UK or download. All it does is allow people to buy R rated games disguised as MA. It is NOT ILLEGAL in some states to import banned games (Illegal to resell them). So whats the point in keeping them out?
He raises his point about kids being able to get their hands on R Rated games. Of course they will. But thats the parents responsibility, much like parents giving their kids alcohol or cigarettes. They can do it if they like, but face fines etc. Alcohol isnt banned because a 17 year olds are drinking, why should games be banned?
Hell if parents were that worried, modern consoles have rating restrictions on them. Parents can choose what ratings will and will not play on the console - and they can password protect it.
Atkinson is just an old codger forcing his 1950's views on everyone untill he carks it.
And Azk, yes I know I posted this on a car forum, however this is the technology/gaming based subforum. More people who are aware, the bigger the voice for change is. I got this from the Xbox forums so its not like its ONLY posted here.
