The government has a lot of say in how people live their lives, and regardless of what you just said, it's better that way. If they let everyone live the way they wanted we'd have a really backwards country. Crime, abusing children, plotting terrorism, drunk driving, all legal because people's lives are "none of the government's business." Laws are made to tell people how to live. Surly you don't want a country without any laws, right? Of course this only goes to a certain extent, but my post is just to summarize how you're wrong saying people's lives are none of the government's business. I still agree that censoring video games is stupid as there is no evidence that points to video games causing violence.[QUOTE="Sturmfuehrer_"]Who the hell are the government to tell me, an adult, what sort of content I should have in my games? Or how I should live my life in general? It's none of their god damn business. It's all part of my personal freedom.<Toxic-Seahorse
I'm not against laws, but everyone should be able to live their life as they please as long as they don't negatively affect or endanger the life of others.
Whatever I choose to do inside (or outside) of my home (or play on my PC/console/whatever) is NOT the government's business, unless - see the second part of my sentence above. We don't need a nanny state.
Playing games with violent/profane/sexual content does NOT affect others. If things like that make someone want to kill/shout at/rape other people, that person seriously needs help - but you can't blame the game for his or her behavior.
Personally, I don´t care what other countries do, as long as I don't have to live there. Where I live, I could even grow and take drugs inside my home if I would ever choose to do so, without having to fear any government intervention. Obviously, taking it outside or selling it would be a different story. I can buy and play uncensored games with lots of violence, profanity and sex, and it´s still a normal, European country. Can you imagine?! It´s actually one of the safest places to live in Europe, we barely have any crime, child abusement, terrorists (sigh) or drunk drivers.
That concept must be hard to grasp for Australian politicians.
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