Radio National R18+ Games Discussion

[Napoleon Insists]

Did anyone else listen to this?

You can download it there. edit: won't let me post links. Search 'Australia Talks, Computer Games'. Otherwise it's on the abc radio website, Radio National, Australia Talks, Past Programs, should be the last one.

I jumped in about 35 minutes through. From what I could tell there was the ordinary mix of 'games will teach your children to rape' and 'I play games all the time and I am fine'. That said, there were some good points, and the main source on the show, Dr Jeffrey Brand I think it was, did a damn good job of being reasonable.

Worth adding your comments to, if you feel like it.

[G-Train]

I'm sorta over the rating war now, it's really not going to happen and if it does - it's only going to give parents another skapegoat to blame their sh*tty parenting on.

[karaoke queen]

Can't post the link for some reason,but has anyone read today's news story about the 3 yr old girl who shot herself after thinking a handgun was Wii control ? 
That's definitely a major case of sh*tty parenting right there if you ask me and shouldn't have ever been allowed to happen in the first place. 

[Master Chief]

I too look at guns and picture wii remotes.

[karaoke queen]

Ah well guess that there's bound to be consequences if,as the mother stated "Cheyenne loved playing on the games console for days at a time." and the stepfather was
stupid enough to leave a loaded gun lying on a table. Not blaming the Wii here,but very negligent nonetheless imo.
Only in America I suppose. :/

[nshady]

There is absolutely no way that is video games' fault.

[Batman]

They clearly have no way of knowing whether the child thought it was a wii remote anyway. It's much more likely the child was simply fascinated with it because children love playing with shiny things.

Either way it's pretty terrible what happened. I don't really care what mistakes were made, but I imagine what those parents are going through right now is absolutely terrible. I wouldn't like to be there when my child shot itself in the stomach.

[Napoleon Insists]

They showed a picture on Kotaku, it was a black handgun attachment which, yeah, was the shape of a handgun, and the actual gun was the same colour (black) and similar shape.

[G-Train]

Does a "handgun attachment" even exist in Aus?  Hmm, wonder why not?

"I have a 3 yr daughter who loves video games, I'll buy her a gun attachment - hmmmm, it looks identical to MY gun - guess I better leave it on the coffee table *LOADED* so over time they begin to notice the subtle differences when the real thing and the fake"

I mean the parents are obviously going to be upset and lookin for someone to blame - but give them a month or two, if they're still blaming the Wii - child services should be given a call. It's a disgrace a 3 yr old was able to get her hands on a gun, let alone a loaded one with no safety on, good god - what a sh*t father.