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Gamers Rejoice.

Mar 21, 2010 2:09PM PDT

The South Australian Attorney General got voted out at an election on the weekend.
This is the one that said Gamers are more dangerous than Bikies.
It means that Australia might soon have an R18 plus category like most of the rest of the world.

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Does R118 refer to
Mar 22, 2010 1:14AM PDT

...... a multi=channel FM receiver?

If not, then I am in the dark.

Thanks!

Angeline

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Sounds like it might be similar to US movie ratings
Mar 22, 2010 2:30AM PDT

defining what age a player must be to purchase or engage in a particular game. I don't think SE has many avid video gamers unless they've come up with violent and foul mouthed shuffleboard. Happy

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Not to display my North American ignorance but: What are
Mar 22, 2010 6:10PM PDT

Bikies, and how dangerous can they be if, as it sounds, they ride push-cycles which is what the British call pedal bikes.

Or are they what we in NA call bikers i.e motorcyclists, in which case I understand the comment but think it's probably hyperbole.

rob

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Can't find a good explanation at a single site but,
Mar 22, 2010 8:50PM PDT

if I put google hits together like a puzzle, Bikies appear to be the US equivalent of outlaw motorcycle gangs such as we considered "Hell's Angels". US biker gangs were known to invade small towns (often of the small resort types) and cause havoc....most of which was vandalism and intimidation and not pure violence. You can look up Aussie bikies and find plenty of hits.