Archive for May, 2008
Grand Theft Auto IV Addiction Link To Criminal Rampage
Saturday, May 31st, 2008Rampage blamed on game obsession
“Reid [the offender] was hardwired for violence and anti-social behaviour and programmed by his recreational pursuits” [involving the game Grand Theft Auto].
The Dominion Post Saturday, 31 May 2008
Like a character from Grand Theft Auto, the game he played compulsively, Tim Reid went on a rampage, stole a police car, and left [...]
Application for Leave re Grand Theft Auto IV (unedited version)
Friday, May 30th, 2008The Society has sought leave under s. 47(2)(e) of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 (“the Act”), to apply to the Film and Literature Board of Review (“the Board”) for a review of the classification of the highly controversial console game Grand Theft Auto IV (unedited US version) [also known as or GTA [...]
Gay, Giggly, Liberal Reverend who Promotes A Culture of Death (Assisted Suicide): Seeks Martyrdom
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008‘I make it look like they died in their sleep’
Jon Ronson The Guardian Monday 12 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/may/12/mentalhealth.health
Summary
Irish police are seeking the arrest and extradition of the Reverend George Exoo, “a giggly, gay liberal unitarian preacher, cultured funny, [and]charming.” who is “a leading figure in the right-to-die movement.” Like fellow right-to-die propagandist Dr Philip Nitschke, whose book [...]
Grand Theft Auto IV: Who is the NZ distributor profiting from this offensive “Crime-Promoting Game”?
Monday, May 19th, 2008Grand Theft Auto IV (also known as GTA 4) – a computer game formatted for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 – was launched on April 29, 2008 and sold nearly 2.9 million copies in the United States in its first five days.1 The game – made by Two’s Rockstar studio - with first-week worldwide sales [...]
DROWNING IN DEPRAVITY: PARADISE LOST
Sunday, May 18th, 2008Drowning in depravity
Sunday Star Times Sunday Magazine, 18 May 2008
Paradise Lost
New Zealand’s image may be that of a clean, green idyll, but to our moral watchdogs we’re an increasingly filthy bunch, enveloped in a smog of political correctness. Grant Smithies asks three men about their mission to get us make on track - and why [...]
POLICE PROBE SUICIDE TOUR
Sunday, May 18th, 2008by Sean Scanlon and Deidre Mussen
Sunday Star Times 18 May 2008
Two investigations have started into claims an American woman [calling herself Cassandra Mae and Susan Wilson] helped a non-terminally ill Aucklander die in return for $12,000…
She allegedly flew here last August and assisted a woman in her 50s, suffering depression, to commit suicide. Police confirmed [...]
Death With Dignity?
Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Article by Michael R. Bott BA
“The Nazis had a scheme for killing the mentally insane which they called ‘mercy-killing’ or ‘euthanasia’ ; apparently, they could hardly wait for the smokescreen of war to put it into effect. By an order dated Sept. 1, 1939 - the very day war broke out - Hitler authorised the [...]
Dr Philip Nitschke and SPCS Executive Director interviewed on Australian Current Affairs Programme - PM
Saturday, May 17th, 2008Controversy in NZ over Australian euthanasia book [Full Interview Transcript & Audio Link]
PM - Tuesday, 13 May , 2008 18:46:00
Reporter: Kerri Ritchie
BRENDAN TREMBATH: In New Zealand, right to life groups are outraged at a decision allowing a pro-euthanasia book co-written by Philip Nitschke to be sold in the country.
The Peaceful Pill Handbook was banned in Australia [...]
Submission to Secretary 15 May 2008 re The Peaceful Pill Handbook Revised Int’l Edition
Thursday, May 15th, 2008SPCS Submission to Secretary of Internal Affairs dated 15 May 2008: Application seeking leave to have the classification of The Peaceful Pill Handbook (New Revised International Edition), co-authored by Dr Philip Nitschke, reclassified by the Film and Literature Board of Review.
Review sought by Society over release of pro-euthanasia book
Monday, May 12th, 2008A review is being sought over the controversial release of a pro-euthanasia book by Australian Philip Nitschke.
The Society for Promotion of Community Standards [SPCS] has written to the Film and Literature Board of Review [see letter below] seeking a review of the decision [web-link below] to approve the book for R18 release.
Is there a causal-effect between exposure to video game violence and violent behaviour?
Sunday, May 11th, 2008Video Game Violence and Public Policy
David Walsh, Ph.D.
National Institute on Media and the Family
Concern about violent video and computer games is based on the assumption that they contribute to aggression and violence among young players. That conclusion was originally based on the extensive body of research about the effects of television violence on children’s behavior. [...]
Society’s Submission to the Ministry of Culture and Heritage
Friday, May 9th, 2008Submission Re: Consultation Paper: “Broadcasting and New Digital Media: Future of Content Regulation”
Ministry of Culture & Heritage January 2008
Society’s responses to Ministry Questions submitted 11 April 2008
Q 1 What concerns are appropriate to be addressed through content regulation.
These concerns should include all content that could be considered “objectionable” and/or “injurious to the public good” [...]
Chief Censor’s Office Report on Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA 4)
Friday, May 9th, 2008BSA Report on Children’s Television Viewing: Cause for Alarm
Thursday, May 8th, 2008Media Release: 8 May 2008
The Society is not surprised that over half the sample (56%) of more than 600 adult “primary caregivers” of children aged between six and 13, who were interviewed as part of a report into children’s television viewing habits; were unable to identify 8.30 p.m. as the time after which programmes that [...]