Monthly Archives: May 2008

Grand Theft Auto IV Addiction Link To Criminal Rampage

Rampage 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 [...]

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Application for Leave re Grand Theft Auto IV (unedited version)

The 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 [...]

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Gay, Giggly, Liberal Reverend who Promotes A Culture of Death (Assisted Suicide): Seeks Martyrdom

‘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 [...]

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Grand Theft Auto IV: Who is the NZ distributor profiting from this offensive “Crime-Promoting Game”?

Grand 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 [...]

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DROWNING IN DEPRAVITY: PARADISE LOST

Drowning 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 [...]

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POLICE PROBE SUICIDE TOUR

by 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 [...]

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Death With Dignity?

 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 [...]

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Dr Philip Nitschke and SPCS Executive Director interviewed on Australian Current Affairs Programme – PM

Controversy 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 [...]

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Submission to Secretary 15 May 2008 re The Peaceful Pill Handbook Revised Int’l Edition

SPCS 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.

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Review sought by Society over release of pro-euthanasia book

A 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.

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Is there a causal-effect between exposure to video game violence and violent behaviour?

Video 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 [...]

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Society’s Submission to the Ministry of Culture and Heritage

Submission 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 [...]

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Chief Censor’s Office Report on Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA 4)

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BSA Report on Children’s Television Viewing: Cause for Alarm

Media 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 [...]

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