Tough news for our friends across the pond. Conservative Party leader David Cameron (Tony Blair 2.0?) is due to unveil a manifesto shortly which will include dealing with violent videogames as a part of his approach to dealing with Britain’s crime crisis.
Cameron had the following to say on the subject to the BBC:
“We are never going to deal with crime unless we look at the broader context and say ‘Yes, tough laws, strong action on police, but also action to strengthen our society.’”
“Videos accessible to young people which show extreme and callous violence would also be targeted to prevent the “coarsening effect on the ethical sensibility of young people”
“And that includes, I think, videogames and things like that where we do need to think of the context in which people are growing up.”
“Violent video games should be curbed, parents urged to be more responsible, and schools should be reformed”
Mr Cameron described Labour’s approach to crime as “one-dimensional”, instead of focussing on “broader” issues like… “Other options included prison ships and putting disused army camps into use as jails.”. You’ll definately need the extra room for all those violent sociopathic videogamers roaming the street buzzed out of their minds on Bawls and Mountain Dew after marathon FPS and MMO gaming sessions.
The Conservatives say “long-term generational change” is needed to fight crime – not a “knee-jerk” response. Surely by it not being a knee-jerk response they’re fully prepared to present scientific evidence to backup their claims of the coarsening effect of video games and media causing rampant crime to sweep through Britain? Or perhaps they should take a look back on their other uneducated and inspired policies such as the ban on guns that caused a gun related crime to double.
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