From one of the other articles mentioned there: "Australian Governments have committed millions of dollars attempting to reduce violent behaviour in the playground and change attitudes to bullying."
Really? How so? "Don't be a meany, don't Bully"? Little posters stuck around schools? Little classes telling the victims "take it, ignore the bully, they'll give up"? Right, that'll help. Or how about this from the same article: ""We are trying to get this age group who play computer games to understand bullying is criminal behaviour and cannot be tolerated." Really? How many identified "bullies" are arrested? I mean, they say "criminal behaviour". How many authority figures who turn their heads as it's happening are charged with conspiracy to abuse the victim? After all, bullying is nothing more than abuse. Whether it's physical, mental, verbal, or sexual. So where are all the arrest warrants for abusers? Maybe it's happening in Australia? It ain't happening here in the US, that's for sure. Instead of blaming the abusers and the authority figures who support the abusers, we're busy blaming video games, music, TV, movies, books, goth, and all sorts of other things.
The Australian gov haven't been using videogames as a scapegoat, instead more focused on bad parenting. And while yes, games do get refused clasification in Australia, it doesen't happen very often. Although it can be a bit of a bother.
"Australian Governments have committed millions of dollars attempting to reduce violent behaviour in the playground and change attitudes to bullying."
Really? How so? "Don't be a meany, don't Bully"? Little posters stuck around schools? Little classes telling the victims "take it, ignore the bully, they'll give up"? Right, that'll help. Or how about this from the same article:
""We are trying to get this age group who play computer games to understand bullying is criminal behaviour and cannot be tolerated."
Really? How many identified "bullies" are arrested? I mean, they say "criminal behaviour". How many authority figures who turn their heads as it's happening are charged with conspiracy to abuse the victim? After all, bullying is nothing more than abuse. Whether it's physical, mental, verbal, or sexual. So where are all the arrest warrants for abusers? Maybe it's happening in Australia? It ain't happening here in the US, that's for sure. Instead of blaming the abusers and the authority figures who support the abusers, we're busy blaming video games, music, TV, movies, books, goth, and all sorts of other things.
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And while yes, games do get refused clasification in Australia, it doesen't happen very often. Although it can be a bit of a bother.
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