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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?
Posted 07/05/08 at 03:27pm
Silencets: I'm sure JT had a perfectly good reason sending gay porn....It'll come to me any day now...
Silencets: I'm sure JT had a perfectly good reason sending gay porn....It'll come to me any day now...
Posted 07/05/08 at 02:54pm
Grendal: once you send gay porn to judges, I'm comfortable calling you crazy
Grendal: once you send gay porn to judges, I'm comfortable calling you crazy
Posted 07/05/08 at 02:46pm
eraserheadthelynch: I dont think hes crazy but his values and social skills are slightly wrack
eraserheadthelynch: I dont think hes crazy but his values and social skills are slightly wrack
Posted 07/05/08 at 02:38pm
Grendal: Jacks actually a really good example of how not to deal with your mental illness and what can happen if it goes untreated
Grendal: Jacks actually a really good example of how not to deal with your mental illness and what can happen if it goes untreated
Posted 07/05/08 at 02:37pm
Grendal: Well most people with a mental illness admit it and get help instead of trolling a website for their ego ala jack
Grendal: Well most people with a mental illness admit it and get help instead of trolling a website for their ego ala jack
Posted 07/05/08 at 02:32pm
BlackIce: True, that does explain why the Patriot Act is legal, but..
BlackIce: True, that does explain why the Patriot Act is legal, but..
Posted 07/05/08 at 02:21pm
Grendal: As far as I know theres no law banning people with mental illness from holding jobs as lawyers or judges
Grendal: As far as I know theres no law banning people with mental illness from holding jobs as lawyers or judges
Posted 07/05/08 at 12:40pm
BlackIce: Sadly, the law banning Mentals from any sort of important job isn't well enforced. Therefore, Jackie is still a "Lawyer".
BlackIce: Sadly, the law banning Mentals from any sort of important job isn't well enforced. Therefore, Jackie is still a "Lawyer".
Posted 07/05/08 at 12:23pm
Rodrigo Ybáñez García: Jack Thompson is drooling right now...
Rodrigo Ybáñez García: Jack Thompson is drooling right now...
Posted 07/05/08 at 12:23pm
Rodrigo Ybáñez García: "Two teens were apparently arguing over a Sony PSP in Jacksonville, Florida ended in a shooting".
Rodrigo Ybáñez García: "Two teens were apparently arguing over a Sony PSP in Jacksonville, Florida ended in a shooting".
Posted 07/05/08 at 12:22pm
Rodrigo Ybáñez García: Have you checked this? http://kotaku.com/5022241/psp-at-the-center-of-florida-shooting
Rodrigo Ybáñez García: Have you checked this? http://kotaku.com/5022241/psp-at-the-center-of-florida-shooting
Posted 07/05/08 at 11:30am
gameman9: I though Jack Thompson was banned.
gameman9: I though Jack Thompson was banned.
Posted 07/05/08 at 08:30am
sqlrob: metal is right. That metal just happens to be mercuryt
sqlrob: metal is right. That metal just happens to be mercuryt
Posted 07/05/08 at 02:58am
eraserheadthelynch: mental
eraserheadthelynch: mental
Posted 07/05/08 at 02:57am
eraserheadthelynch: but hes still a metal case
eraserheadthelynch: but hes still a metal case
Posted 07/04/08 at 08:47pm
eraserheadthelynch: as much as we hate thompson hes only human and he looked happy accepting tha t award
eraserheadthelynch: as much as we hate thompson hes only human and he looked happy accepting tha t award
Posted 07/04/08 at 03:38pm
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : (I know that was late but better late than never.)
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : (I know that was late but better late than never.)
Posted 07/04/08 at 03:38pm
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : Everyone! Quick! Repent! The Apocalypse approaches! Jack Thompson has been honored for his deeds! *screams and faints*
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : Everyone! Quick! Repent! The Apocalypse approaches! Jack Thompson has been honored for his deeds! *screams and faints*
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It's the opposite situation to the US to a small degree, they have a movie system that isn't regulated and politicians want to regulate the game industry regardless, here in the UK we have a movie system that is fully regulated, and the Byron report may suggest that games are bought to join them completely instead of in part.
The biggest mistake being made here, by both sides of the pond, is comparing '18' with 'AO', they are NOT the same thing, in the UK certificate 18 is not badge of dishonour as AO is in the US, it's not used to punish companies for daring to go against the social norm, it's simply used as another band of age restriction. To compare games to tobacco and alcohol and porn is totally missing the point, we have a seperate rating of 18R for porn anyway, it's more a case of comparing, say, GTA to , the movie Pulp Fiction as far as the content is concerned, and that's something I can actually accept.