Best title I could think of, though it doesn't quite convey what I had in mind about this story.
The latest version of console game "Grand Theft Auto" reportedly contains more violent and sexual content than previous versions. The version available in New Zealand has been toned down for the Australian market, but still attracted an R18 rating here. The even more violent and explicit US version isn't available in shops in either country.
It seems parents are turning up in games stores with their teen age sons asking to buy the R18 game. Shopkeepers who want to obey the law are finding it tough going. Refusing sell the game to a parent demanding it wouldn't be easy.
Against the debate about smacking, how does this stack up? Is the nanny state interfering with parents rights by not allowing them to buy for their kids material judged to be restricted to those over 18? Or are the parents concerned being derelict in their duty to safeguard their children? Or neither? Or both?
Having not played the game since GTA II, and then only briefly, I don't know. Chief Censor, Bill Hastings, usually shows what I consider to be good judgement in censorship matters. I'd be inclined to trust him and his office on this one.
Easy for me to say. We don't own a games console of any sort as they are banned in our house by she who must be obeyed. "Waste of time and money". Hard to argue with that.
Daily review 15/09/2025
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