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The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has refused to classify the latest violent video game from Rockstar entertainment called "Manhunt 2" because of its "unremitting bleakness" and it's blatant use of "casual sadism." The BBFC feels that because of the overall bleak tone and the high degree of visceral killing without any remorseful element in the emotional makeup of it's main characters, that just asking Rockstar to delete some of its more violent scenes of bloodshed would not nearly be enough to allow the BBFC to even put an "Adults Only" tag onto the "Manhunt2" video game box.

Since no video game store in Britain can stock a video game on their shelves without a label that has been endorsed by the BBFC, store owners who do put the game up for sale can be put in jail for up to six months and face a fine of more than $10,000 dollars. Even importing the violent video game through an on line retail outlet is not allowed, as any import of the game can be snatched up by English customs at any moment.

AN UNPRECEDENTED ACTION
This marks the first time that a violent video game has been strictly prohibited by the British government in British history. "Carmeggedon", another video game that had been condemned for containing too much blood and gore was banned for a few months before the game's developer decided to cut some scenes out of the game that were deemed most reprehensible in nature, which allowed the BBFC to grant a "Mature" rating to the game so that it was able to be sold in all stores throughout the English community.

Rockstar is not taking the news well. It has issued a statement that it is totally against this kind of blatant censorship and it might appeal the ruling to a higher court. A Rockstar spokesman made the following public statement: "While we respect the authority of the classification board and will abide by the rules, we emphatically disagree with this particular decision. Manhunt 2 is an entertainment experience for fans of psychological thrillers and horror. The subject matter of this game is in line with other mainstream entertainment choices for adult consumers. The adult consumers who will play this game fully understand that it is fictional interactive entertainment and nothing more."

PAST HISTORY OF VIOLENT VIDEO GAME TROUBLES FOR THE ORIGINAL "MANHUNT"
In July of 2004, a teenager named Warren LeBlanc met his friend, Stefan Pakeerah, aged 14, to a secluded area behind a small convenience store in Leicester, England. He then pulled out a claw hammer from a bag he was carrying and plunged it into the skull of his friends three times until he died a bloody and horrible death.

When the police found out that the culprit of this violent act had been a huge fan of the original PS2 version of "Manhunt", the British media swarmed on the implications that this new-found evidence had on the murder case itself. Because of the fact that a claw hammer is one of the main weapons used in the violent video game "Manhunt", Stefan's father added fuel to the fire by stating that his son was killed in the exact manner that the main character in "Manhunt" used to track down and kill his enemies as well.

"Everything went black. I didn't intend to kill him at first, but when I saw the blood I just let go and hit more times," that is the statement Warren LeBlanc allegedly said upon his arrest at the time back in 2004. Since the BBFC actually allowed the original "Manhunt" to receive an "18" rating, perhaps this is why they are now so adamant about not allowing "Manhunt2" to be allowed to be sold in stores at all, which will allow them to escape any wrath brought on by activist groups who could accuse them of allowing another heinous murder to take place on English soil.

A VIOLENT MIND WILL RESULT IN VIOLENT BEHAVIOR
The controversy behind video game violence seems to be never ending. Because of all of the various violent watchdog groups out there who are ready to jump down the throats of any video game developer who just wants to entertain people by making exciting and graphic games such as "Grand Theft Auto 4" and "Doom", violent video games will always be the center of unwanted bad press.

Most pragmatic researchers of video game violence see no certain parallel between playing a violent video game and then going out into the real world and bashing someone over the head with a hammer, even though that one case in England is a definite exception to this rule. If we are going to continue living in a free society, then we should all be allowed to judge for ourselves exactly what type of video game or violent movie we want to watch as long as our civilization continues to exist freely.

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