Close DVD loophole, says MP (From Hampshire Chronicle)
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Close DVD loophole, says MP
11:35am Tuesday 31st January 2012 in Winchester
THERE should be tighter rules on DVD age limits, says Winchester MP Steve Brine.
He wants to close a loophole where many documentaries and sporting videos are not given a classification.
The rules, drawn up in the 1980s, also exclude some music videos from going before censors.
Mr Brine said: “When the current law was passed a sport video was little more than a re-play of the FA Cup final but these days it can mean extremely violent wrestling or bare knuckle boxing matches where people really get hurt.”
He added: “One documentary I have been made aware of actually teaches viewers how to kill a man SAS-style.”
Mr Brine said he would be lobbying the Government to close the loophole.
