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Manhunt
- Thread starter bmxmongoose
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Larry...
How the banning of Manhunt affects you
A classification of "objectionable" means that the game is banned in New Zealand because the Office determined that its availability was "likely to be injurious to the public good."
Every classification is tailored to remedy the injury that could be caused if a publication were to be made available to the public. The injury that the Office found Manhunt likely to cause could not be remedied by anything short of a ban. The legal consequences that flow from a ban reflect the gravity of the harm likely to be caused by the game's availability.
In this case, the Office decided that
the freedom of expression is outweighed by likelihood of injury to the public good that could result from this game's availability. The length of time it takes to complete the game, and the necessity to repeat the killings in ever more gory fashion on each level if one does not complete that level at first attempt, increases exposure to material that initially disturbs, but which must be accommodated, to complete the game. A player's power both to initiate violence and to control the level of violence is part of the process by which this accommodation is made. To succeed in this game, a player, regardless of age or maturity, must learn over an extended period of time to acquiesce in, tolerate, or even enjoy, the violence he or she inflicts.
One of the consequences of the ban is that it is now illegal to possess Manhunt in New Zealand. Anyone who possesses this game is liable to a fine of $2,000 (s131). Anyone who possesses Manhunt and exhibits or displays it to someone under the age of 18 is liable to imprisonment for one year or a fine of $20,000 (s127).
Anyone who supplies, distributes, exhibits, displays, supplies, possesses for the purpose of supply or advertises Manhunt, knowing that it is objectionable, could be imprisoned for up to a year or fined $20,000. Incorporated distributors and retailers could face a fine of $50,000 (s124).
A game classified as "objectionable" cannot be legally imported either. Objectionable publications, including Manhunt, are "prohibited imports" under the Customs and Excise Act 1996. The Customs Service has the power to seize all prohibited imports, regardless of how they arrive at the border. A person who buys Manhunt on an overseas trip and tries to bring it into New Zealand, and anyone who has ordered it from a website, risks not only having the game seized, but also 6 months in jail or a fine of $10,000 (s209 of the Customs and Excise Act).
Bans are not lightly entertained. When they are imposed, it is because the Office can see no other way of mitigating the risk of injury to the public good. In this case, the need to protect the greater public good from injury required the sacrifice of the right of individuals to entertain themselves with Manhunt's gameplay of sadistic and gory killings.
http://www.censorship.govt.nz/news15.html
How the banning of Manhunt affects you
A classification of "objectionable" means that the game is banned in New Zealand because the Office determined that its availability was "likely to be injurious to the public good."
Every classification is tailored to remedy the injury that could be caused if a publication were to be made available to the public. The injury that the Office found Manhunt likely to cause could not be remedied by anything short of a ban. The legal consequences that flow from a ban reflect the gravity of the harm likely to be caused by the game's availability.
In this case, the Office decided that
the freedom of expression is outweighed by likelihood of injury to the public good that could result from this game's availability. The length of time it takes to complete the game, and the necessity to repeat the killings in ever more gory fashion on each level if one does not complete that level at first attempt, increases exposure to material that initially disturbs, but which must be accommodated, to complete the game. A player's power both to initiate violence and to control the level of violence is part of the process by which this accommodation is made. To succeed in this game, a player, regardless of age or maturity, must learn over an extended period of time to acquiesce in, tolerate, or even enjoy, the violence he or she inflicts.
One of the consequences of the ban is that it is now illegal to possess Manhunt in New Zealand. Anyone who possesses this game is liable to a fine of $2,000 (s131). Anyone who possesses Manhunt and exhibits or displays it to someone under the age of 18 is liable to imprisonment for one year or a fine of $20,000 (s127).
Anyone who supplies, distributes, exhibits, displays, supplies, possesses for the purpose of supply or advertises Manhunt, knowing that it is objectionable, could be imprisoned for up to a year or fined $20,000. Incorporated distributors and retailers could face a fine of $50,000 (s124).
A game classified as "objectionable" cannot be legally imported either. Objectionable publications, including Manhunt, are "prohibited imports" under the Customs and Excise Act 1996. The Customs Service has the power to seize all prohibited imports, regardless of how they arrive at the border. A person who buys Manhunt on an overseas trip and tries to bring it into New Zealand, and anyone who has ordered it from a website, risks not only having the game seized, but also 6 months in jail or a fine of $10,000 (s209 of the Customs and Excise Act).
Bans are not lightly entertained. When they are imposed, it is because the Office can see no other way of mitigating the risk of injury to the public good. In this case, the need to protect the greater public good from injury required the sacrifice of the right of individuals to entertain themselves with Manhunt's gameplay of sadistic and gory killings.
http://www.censorship.govt.nz/news15.html
Gerrard 17
Fan Favourite
Originally posted by Alistair
**** larry, i wouldn't try and get that into nz
theyre not gonna search his backpack at the airport...
and then once he's home... noone's gonna search him either...
Originally posted by MastaLFC
theyre not gonna search his backpack at the airport...
and then once he's home... noone's gonna search him either...
Maybe, maybe not... but the important thing is that I know Larry has it ... muahahaha.... and he has already offered to let Alistair play it, who I believe is under 18....
Sooooooo Larry, I have suddenly developed an intense interest in fast and expensive cars....
nah, just kidding. sure it will be sweet. More likely to get nabbed if it is imported via mail, as a couple of people have been done already for that. Just bury it deep in your luggage. And anyway, you were out of the country when it was banned, so if they do happen to find it you can proclaim ingnorance since you weren't here when it happened. The worst that can happen is that they take it off you.
Gerrard 17
Fan Favourite
I'm sure he has that CD wallet-case thingey where you can put like 25-50 CD's. So if he puts the CD between other CD's, there's no way to scan it.
Safer than in his luggage I think
Safer than in his luggage I think
i rented this game...did not like it at all.
It was just too repetitive...i was getting pissed cuz it was the same sh*t over and over again. I took it back 3 days before it was due.
I recommend renting it before buying it...some of you might like it, i didnt.
Though i have to admit, the way you can kill people is pretty cool...very bloody.
It was just too repetitive...i was getting pissed cuz it was the same sh*t over and over again. I took it back 3 days before it was due.
I recommend renting it before buying it...some of you might like it, i didnt.
Though i have to admit, the way you can kill people is pretty cool...very bloody.
@Larry
from which web site u get ur AVATER
i wanna one like this one
from which web site u get ur AVATER
i wanna one like this one
bmxmongoose
Youth Team
Re: Re: Manhunt
yea im looking forward to beating those boston scum
AberdeenFC
Min
well i got manhunt for christmas, just 4 days ago! and i have to admit im bored of it already! anyone else got it? i was just wondering is it basically the same thing through out the entire game? it was decent at first like, but EVERY level is just hiding in the dark then sneaking up and killing everyone from behind. i think the game is also goin a bit 2 far aswell, u know with the sword. sneaking up behind the weird buggers then cuttin there head off, i think its goin a bit 2 far like. i mean i can watch that and handle it, u know...watch it and not try and copy it! but u get some ****in freaks out there that copy everything they see and thats a not thing to be thinkin when ur walkin home at nite! so does anyone else actually have it? IS every level the same? do u ever go into public or are u ALWAYS in dull boring places with no-one but weird lookin fackers with dodgy masks, whats the storys with the masks anyway its pretty homosexual, is there ever a sunny day on manhunt? and whats up with inside the booklet for the game sayin u can buy scenes from manhunt for like $25. well basically ide say this game would be decent to rent, but it gets really boring after a few days.
any answers to my many questions or comments about the game would be GREATLY appreciated
Sir Gav
so does anyone else actually have it? IS every level the same? do u ever go into public or are u ALWAYS in dull boring places with no-one but weird lookin fackers with dodgy masks, whats the storys with the masks anyway its pretty homosexual, is there ever a sunny day on manhunt? and whats up with inside the booklet for the game sayin u can buy scenes from manhunt for like $25. well basically ide say this game would be decent to rent, but it gets really boring after a few days.any answers to my many questions or comments about the game would be GREATLY appreciated
Sir Gav
Does this game has a similar concept of the arcade game 'Chiller'?, the one where you have to torture people in a torture chamber and you get points by taking the clothes of the people and make them suffer by using all kinds of weapons and torture devices and all that kind of demented sh*t
I've found some pics of Chiller but I decided not to post them, it's fvcking sick
I've found some pics of Chiller but I decided not to post them, it's fvcking sick