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Mr.Fiction · 05-04-2002, 04:51 PM

German Right Seeks Ban on Violent Videos, Games
Sat May 4,10:57 AM ET
By Adam Tanner

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's conservative opposition, reacting to the country's worst mass murder since World War Two, called Saturday for a ban on the distribution of violent films, video and text which might lead young people astray.

The conservatives pushed the issue of teenage violence to the top of their general election campaign after failed 19-year-old student Robert Steinhaeuser shot dead 16 people at his former school on April 26 and then killed himself.

"Violence has become all too apparent. It is often glorified and presented as fascinating," the CDU/CSU Christian Democratic alliance said in a position paper.

"Children and youth have trouble differentiating between fiction and reality," said the alliance, which hopes to oust the Social Democrats in elections in September. "Thus we need a strict ban on the distribution of videos, killer games and text that glorify violence and endanger youth."

Steinhaeuser was a big fan of violent computer games, many of them focused on gunning down imaginary enemies. "He was always in front of his computer. It was like an obsession," his mother, Christel, told the weekly magazine Der Spiegel.

At a news conference Edmund Stoiber, the conservative challenger to Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, did not name videos and computer games he wanted barred. He did not say how access could be blocked when many such images are easily available on the Internet.

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Mr.Fiction Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Free Speech Land Posts: 9,484	Right Wingers want to ban violent Movies, Books, & Games. German Right Seeks Ban on Violent Videos, Games Sat May 4,10:57 AM ET By Adam Tanner BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's conservative opposition, reacting to the country's worst mass murder since World War Two, called Saturday for a ban on the distribution of violent films, video and text which might lead young people astray. The conservatives pushed the issue of teenage violence to the top of their general election campaign after failed 19-year-old student Robert Steinhaeuser shot dead 16 people at his former school on April 26 and then killed himself. "Violence has become all too apparent. It is often glorified and presented as fascinating," the CDU/CSU Christian Democratic alliance said in a position paper. "Children and youth have trouble differentiating between fiction and reality," said the alliance, which hopes to oust the Social Democrats in elections in September. "Thus we need a strict ban on the distribution of videos, killer games and text that glorify violence and endanger youth." Steinhaeuser was a big fan of violent computer games, many of them focused on gunning down imaginary enemies. "He was always in front of his computer. It was like an obsession," his mother, Christel, told the weekly magazine Der Spiegel. At a news conference Edmund Stoiber, the conservative challenger to Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, did not name videos and computer games he wanted barred. He did not say how access could be blocked when many such images are easily available on the Internet. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp..._violence_dc_2