Kieth Vaz has been quick to exploit Gordon Brown’s talk about violent
video games for his own censorious ends.
Vaz and co talk about the video game industry taking more
responsibility but they are pushing for the government to make them
take that “responsibility” by banning certain games.
From the Melon Farmers:
Update: The Three Censorial Stooges…
Vaz petitions Brown to support Brazier’s nonsense
From Game Politics see full article
Nutter MP Keith Vaz, a frequent critic of violent video games,
quizzed Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the issue during Prime
Minister’s Question Time. He was pushing for Brown’s support for his
censorial mate, Julian Brazier
MP Keith Vaz:
On Monday, the Prime Minister said that he was very worried about the
content of video and computer games. Some of those games, such as
Manhunt 2, depict scenes of torture and murder using hammers, knives
and guns. They seem to make a virtue of gratuitous and graphic
violence.
Will he meet a delegation of Members, including the hon. Member for
Canterbury (Mr. Brazier), who has a private Member’s Bill on the
subject, to see what further steps the industry can take to show
better responsibility? Does my right hon. Friend, as a parent, agree
with that?
Prime Minister Gordon Brown:
My right hon. Friend is right, and this is an issue that concerns all
parties in the House and every parent. It is right that we look again
at the classification system for those games and at what is happening
on the Internet in influencing young children.
That is why the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
has set up the Byron review, in which Dr. Tanya Byron is looking at
these very issues. We want children to be able to enjoy the benefits
of the internet and video games, without being influenced by the
pornography or violence of them.
Dr. Byron will report in March 2008 and while it would be premature
for me to say what she is likely to recommend, the classification
system is one of the things that she is looking at. I hope that when
we get the report we can have a debate in this House. I would be
happy to meet my right hon. Friend’s delegation and move forward
whatever changes in the law are necessary.
“to see what further steps the industry can take to show better
responsibility.”
The video game industry has taken plenty of step to show better
responsibility by giving parents the responsibility to control what
games their children can and cannot play.
Vaz, Julian Brazier and others who support tougher legislation
against violent video games wouldn’t call for the video games
industry to show “better responsibility” if they got their way and
violent games were banned.
Remember people Brazier, Vaz and co are seeking for the government to
BAN violent video games THEY think are too blame for murder.
The legislation they wish to bring to power is based not on facts but
on knee jerk tabloid reactionism and the views of a few agenda driven
MPs!
