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Posted 07/06/08 at 06:57pm
Silencets: I bet the Floida Supreme Court is just shaking in fear of JT
Silencets: I bet the Floida Supreme Court is just shaking in fear of JT
Posted 07/06/08 at 06:55pm
Silencets: JT is always on the right track. Look how many cases he's won!
Silencets: JT is always on the right track. Look how many cases he's won!
Posted 07/06/08 at 01:57pm
BlackIce: It might be just a bit too late now.
BlackIce: It might be just a bit too late now.
Posted 07/06/08 at 12:07pm
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of: Jack, Jack, Jack... When will you learn?
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of: Jack, Jack, Jack... When will you learn?
Posted 07/06/08 at 11:38am
tallimar: hmm... youre right, im not getting the right mind frame... "YOU WILL LIKE FRIES WITH THAT!" how's that?
tallimar: hmm... youre right, im not getting the right mind frame... "YOU WILL LIKE FRIES WITH THAT!" how's that?
Posted 07/06/08 at 11:36am
gameman9: Nah, he will just scare the customers.
gameman9: Nah, he will just scare the customers.
Posted 07/06/08 at 11:35am
tallimar: i think jack's new line may end up being "would you like fries with that?"
tallimar: i think jack's new line may end up being "would you like fries with that?"
Posted 07/06/08 at 11:00am
Adamas Draconis: His fave line. Always thought it should be "They've got me right where I want them."
Adamas Draconis: His fave line. Always thought it should be "They've got me right where I want them."
Posted 07/06/08 at 10:43am
gamepolitics: he's got 'em right where he wants 'em,LOL
gamepolitics: he's got 'em right where he wants 'em,LOL
Posted 07/06/08 at 10:30am
Silencets: It was a great idea. Just another step in the overarcing master plan off JT...we little people wouldn't understand....
Silencets: It was a great idea. Just another step in the overarcing master plan off JT...we little people wouldn't understand....
Posted 07/06/08 at 08:35am
Jack Wessels: Yeah I knew that part. I'm just amazed at whatever thought process led him to think that was a good idea.
Jack Wessels: Yeah I knew that part. I'm just amazed at whatever thought process led him to think that was a good idea.
Posted 07/06/08 at 08:33am
gamepolitics: actually, he also sent similar material to the FL Supreme Court about 6 months before that
gamepolitics: actually, he also sent similar material to the FL Supreme Court about 6 months before that
Posted 07/06/08 at 08:24am
Jack Wessels: for him and would somehow get Kent in trouble.
Jack Wessels: for him and would somehow get Kent in trouble.
Posted 07/06/08 at 08:23am
Jack Wessels: @GP: Wow, I've skimmed that one before, but I never noticed that JT actually thought this was good news....
Jack Wessels: @GP: Wow, I've skimmed that one before, but I never noticed that JT actually thought this was good news....
Posted 07/06/08 at 04:40am
gamepolitics: eraser: see our original story on that:http://tinyurl.com/6nm9oe
gamepolitics: eraser: see our original story on that:http://tinyurl.com/6nm9oe
Posted 07/06/08 at 12:21am
infect999: because he's an idiot
infect999: because he's an idiot
Posted 07/05/08 at 11:41pm
eraserheadthelynch: why did he send gay porn to the judges?
eraserheadthelynch: why did he send gay porn to the judges?
Posted 07/05/08 at 10:44pm
Jack Wessels: @Silencets: Maybe it'll come to JT soon too, so he can finally complete that show cause order....
Jack Wessels: @Silencets: Maybe it'll come to JT soon too, so he can finally complete that show cause order....
Posted 07/05/08 at 04:30pm
Jose_Pedro_Ramirez: No one believed that the ice at the North Pole would ever melt, but...
Jose_Pedro_Ramirez: No one believed that the ice at the North Pole would ever melt, but...
Posted 07/05/08 at 04:28pm
Haggard: Maybe he thought the judges would appreciate it?
Haggard: Maybe he thought the judges would appreciate it?
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There is no reason why the BBFC rating should not be enforced in law, we are not talking about banning games, we are talking about saying "hey, you know what, follow them ratings when you sell games".
Its not even saying "parent's can't buy games for their kids".. its just telling the retailers to make sure they don't sell to kids. I've worked in retail, in the games industry, I know that sometimes kids try and buy things they shouldn't.. that's why you card EVERYONE. Really, we need to introduce some kind of ID scheme that everyone can get for free, because not everyone has a driver's license.
I always got irritated when, as someone in my late teens, I did not get carded for violent games. I should have. I should have been asked my age for anything I was gonna buy that has an age limit on it.
Now, I don't agree with them banning violent games, or restricting the content any more than they do movies.. I dislike Saw and Hostel as much as I dislike Manhunt, but if they allow the first two they should allow the third... but what's wrong with expecting companies to enforce the ratings? I say, that if a parent wants their kid to be allowed to play Manhunt or watch Saw, they should be able to buy it for them. The game isn't banned, and really all its doing in a way is protecting the company who is selling the game.. it allows them to sell it, but nobody to say they are selling it to minors, unless they break the rules.
Nekojin raised the point that selling games shouldn't incur a greater punishment than selling movies... and I agree.. but then I personally believe that, in the UK, the "legal age" for everything from violent movies, to porn, to driving, to drinking, etc, should be universally 16. Since when we are Sixteen we are legally allowed to do what is arguably the most important thing (have children) we should be expected, every last one of us, to be legally and socially responsible enough to do the rest of it too.