Violent Games vs Brazil

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RealBigNuke

http://gamepolitics.com/2009/12/03/brazil-discussing-violent-game-ban

If I understand correctly, this has the potential to actually make it through, which would add Brazil to the depressingly growing list of censored countries like Venezuela, Greece, and to a lesser extent Australia. Anyone know anything about this guy or the politic climate regarding the issue there? This could make things pretty rough for some of our gamers =(

Personally, I think censorship has never and will never remedy social issues. In fact, it tends to exacerbate them. Hasn't crime in Venezuela increased since a similar bill was introduced? You'd think the fund needed to enforce this ban would be better spent on an ailing school system or fighting actual crime.
 
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RealBigNuke said:
http://gamepolitics.com/2009/12/03/brazil-discussing-violent-game-ban

If I understand correctly, this has the potential to actually make it through, which would add Brazil to the depressingly growing list of censored countries like Venezuela, Greece, and to a lesser extent Australia. Anyone know anything about this guy or the politic climate regarding the issue there? This could make things pretty rough for some of our gamers =(

Personally, I think censorship has never and will never remedy social issues. In fact, it tends to exacerbate them. Hasn't crime in Venezuela increased since a similar bill was introduced? You'd think the fund needed to enforce this ban would be better spent on an ailing school system or fighting actual crime.
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The problem is that society want the government to help raise their kids. If the society work the right way to raise their kids (that means MORE than just parents)

Here are some general issues

- Cost of living is high - usually take a parent or parents to work (1 or 2 jobs) just to make ends meet. This is true for middle income. The only way I could afford a decent home (around 130k) is with my wife working also.

- parents needs to teach their kids and let them learn what is real and virtual. School and society also need to help teach kids and not just "learn and git"
 
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Dusty668 said:
Have any Soccer game fans gone violent in Brazil yet?
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Thanks. Now I want a soccer video game that includes a hooliganism sub-game. Or would that be a hooliganism video game that includes a soccer sub-game? Yeah, that sounds more right.
 
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