British MP continues fight against Manhunt 2
You'd think the BBFC's official unbanning of an edited version of Manhunt 2 would officially end the battle over the game's release. You'd be wrong though, as Kent Online reports that Kent MP Julian Brazier is working to introduce a "public appeals process" to overturn BBFC decisions, like the one that paved the way for Manhunt 2's release.Brazier's Private Members Bill to reform the BBFC was discussed and eventually stopped in Parliament late last month, but that hasn't stopped Brazier from trying to revive its political chances. Brazier insists that the eventual decision to release Manhunt 2 "shows once again that the BBFC and its appeals system do not meet the concerns of the public" and that "the public wants a significant tightening up in this vital area." Earlier this month, Brazier accompanied Gordon Brown in a meeting with Giselle Pakeerah, a mother who believes the original Manhunt contributed to her son's murder.
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Ranko @ Mar 20th 2008 10:13PM
And so the zombie horse rose from its grave, only to be beaten once more.
hoop @ Mar 20th 2008 10:17PM
Are you talking about the re-banning Manhunt 2 or that picture of the PM?
hoop @ Mar 20th 2008 10:22PM
Oops, I'm dyslexic -- meant PM. Seriously though, Photoshop that face with ragged, ripped flesh and a sallow complexion and tell me he wouldn't make a nightmarish zombie.
I fear his wrath.
hoop @ Mar 20th 2008 10:24PM
Ranko, I swear to god I'll stop spamming your inbox now; I'm really, really sorry.
For the last bloody time: I meant MP, not PM!
Sidepocket @ Mar 20th 2008 10:16PM
Good fucking god. Just release the damn game and stop caring about moral values, like the UK had them in the first place.
Its getting so bad I am waiting for the new reality show. "America VS United Kingdom, Who is More Conservative?"
bigd7387 @ Mar 20th 2008 10:19PM
That fucking guy looks like something out of a bad 70's British Spy Movie, with a bananna up his ass.
Phi Nguyen @ Mar 20th 2008 11:14PM
He reminds me of the rude teacher from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory..."Charlie Bucket? How many Wonka bars did you open?"
ill trooper @ Mar 21st 2008 12:00AM
He has that 'Monty Python' look... John Cleese style.
Visor @ Mar 20th 2008 10:22PM
I honestly can't believe the stupidity of some people. Im not going to start moaning more about the morals involved because i've seen hundreds of comments about it.
Basically this guy just needs a good slap.
Kujel @ Mar 20th 2008 10:29PM
Join the GLA (Gamer Liberation Army), fight to put these fuckers in the ground where they will finally STFU.
Mills and Boom @ Mar 20th 2008 11:01PM
Game should be b& for its poor gameplay over anything else.
Shmil @ Mar 20th 2008 11:47PM
I'm sorry, but I had to give you a (-) because of the way you spelled "banned." Seriously? B&??
Markez @ Mar 21st 2008 11:49AM
Shmil, no kidding, -1
Mal F4cti0n @ Mar 20th 2008 11:02PM
Behold....I AM THE BRITISH JACK THOMPSON!
Scary.
mr mobius @ Mar 21st 2008 12:12AM
Lets hope so. It'd be good if the Queen gave him a kick up the mouth and told him to be quiet, like has happened Jack in Florida.
eldee @ Mar 20th 2008 11:32PM
heheh.. he said 'private members'
Batzarro @ Mar 21st 2008 12:05AM
Addams Family Remake confirmed.
Poisoned Al @ Mar 21st 2008 12:11AM
He is an MP for Kent. There is fuck all in Kent. He is a nobody. He is just another back-bencher screaming "PLEASE LOOK AT ME!!!"
ihateemo @ Mar 21st 2008 3:40PM
Heh, he's not a backbencher, he's Shadow Transport Secretary. Pretty high profile position.
Poisoned Al @ Mar 21st 2008 6:05PM
Really? Then again, I haven't a clue who half of these arseholes are anymore becuase I've long stopped caring.
SoulBlade @ Mar 21st 2008 12:27AM
Gotta love people with some sort of "power" with absolutely nothing to do. Tards.
Catprog @ Mar 21st 2008 4:31AM
Does this mean that the public can appeal to get ratings down graded as well?
Babu Yagu @ Mar 21st 2008 5:38AM
Julian Brazier wants to prevent people playing video games that he thinks could be harmful. Driving on the wrong side of the road can be harmfull too. As Mr Carlo Civitelli found out when Brazier killed him in 2001. Somehow Brazier got away with a suspended sentence.
Stuart Cruickshank @ Mar 21st 2008 6:00AM
He must have put alot of work into finding out what the public mood towards games was, I liked the way he quoated the poll he was refering to when he said this.
Keiichi @ Mar 21st 2008 7:24AM
He's called Julian.
He's an MP in Kent.
He's a sanctimonious bandwagon-jumping plank.
You don't need to guess which party he's in. *cough*tory*cough*
TheQFactor @ Mar 21st 2008 8:58AM
Let em ban Manhunt 2 and spare our fellow English brethren from the crappy game we had to sit through.
Skenska @ Mar 25th 2008 1:07PM
You *had* to sit thought it? Harsh.
hvnlysoldr @ Apr 12th 2008 5:14PM
It would make all the more deliciously ironic if that system also made it weaker... Oh wait that's his intention.
Pointz @ Apr 12th 2008 6:05PM
Boy these people are fighting against this game like there's incriminating files inside that they don't want the world to see. It's beyond ridiculous.