Arresting people for playing Video Games?

Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
I was going to post this in the Video Game section. But I think this story is more broader than just games:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/germany/article/0,,1969920,00.html

Do you find this fair? Extreme? Pointless?

Here in America we have Hilary with the same negative opinion on Video games. But it worries me that if this happens in Germany. Why wouldn't it happen in the US.

Oh, well...

*plays Gears of War*

I agree. It is horrible. ****ing close minded idiotic pieces of shit. You know what one of the newspapers said. Something like "the guy who ran amok (which by the way wasn't really one since he just ****ing killed himself and no one else....that's called suicide...****ing bastards) did not have Counter Strike on his PC but he apparently participated in it through the Internet."

How stupid is that? Couldn't they have done a tiny ****ing bit of research before talking out of their asses. Also, they better not take me my ****ing Games or I'll go around shooting folks ( a joke...a joke).

****ing fascist German nazi ****s.

see what happens when you take away their concentration camps and fecal porn?

Originally posted by PVS
see what happens when you take away their concentration camps and fecal porn?

Right, I want those back too.

how about a video game about concentration camp prisoners crapping on eachother? everyone goes home happy.

Originally posted by Lord Urizen
I don't givva f*ck.....Im still gonna play my Mortal Kombat, God of War, and my other uber violent games

Originally posted by PVS
how about a video game about concentration camp prisoners crapping on eachother? everyone goes home happy.

Agreed.

From South Park: "What the hell is wrong with German people?"

Never been more applicable than it is now...well...except for maybe that whole killing jews thing, that was pretty bad.

Yeah, I've heard about the Germans banning violent video games, the company Crytek is already going to be moving out of Germany so they don't get arrested.

It's like Germany is trying so hard to do a complete 180 from their Nazi days, except they're going about it the wrong way, poor guys. I'm sure they mean well. **** em.

Originally posted by Bardock42
Agreed.

dude, we should totally be U.N. ambassabors. this shit is too easy.

Originally posted by BackFire
From South Park: "What the hell is wrong with German people?"

Never been more applicable than it is now...well...except for maybe that whole killing jews thing, that was pretty bad.

Yeah, I've heard about the Germans banning violent video games, the company Crytek is already going to be moving out of Germany so they don't get arrested.

It's like Germany is trying so hard to do a complete 180 from their Nazi days, except they're going about it the wrong way, poor guys. I'm sure they mean well. **** em.

Agreed, they kinda do a 360° instead. And we used to be so good at math 🙁

well, lets be fair...its more like a 380

Originally posted by PVS
well, lets be fair...its more like a 380

Okay, they don't kill Jews anymore. I give us that.

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Wonder how long it will take for us to evolve past scapegoating?

I think video games will have another 10 or 20 years as the scapegoat for parents inability to raise there children correctly. What will they blame next?

Originally posted by dirkdirden
Wonder how long it will take for us to evolve past scapegoating?

I think video games will have another 10 or 20 years as the scapegoat for parents inability to raise there children correctly. What will they blame next?

I predict.....school.

I know, I know, sounds crazy. Give it time.

It constantly amazes me that people just blame violence on everything but the people that commit it.

Honestly, its just a generational gap where adults haven't had a lot of exposure to videogames. I don't play the real violent games myself, but I watch them get played and it doesn't compel me at all to go hurt someone. I honestly think violent videogames are a good way to vent.

Violent people are attracted to violence anyway. The games dont' make them violent.

Playing Burnout does not make me want to race down a hill at top speed to try to cause the most costly accident I can.

😆 This is the biggest load of bullshit since... since sliced bread... 🙁

Originally posted by dirkdirden
Wonder how long it will take for us to evolve past scapegoating?

I think video games will have another 10 or 20 years as the scapegoat for parents inability to raise there children correctly. What will they blame next?

The internet.

Originally posted by dirkdirden
Wonder how long it will take for us to evolve past scapegoating?

I think video games will have another 10 or 20 years as the scapegoat for parents inability to raise there children correctly. What will they blame next?

backfire

they will proably try to blame HD tv for making it look to realistic someday.

Originally posted by PVS
backfire

Oh shit, hahahaha.

Well, I've got 20 years then to do my deeds without repercussions, at least.

*Sees little girl skipping along outside*

Ohhh...she ****ed up real bad.

Originally posted by Bardock42
I agree. It is horrible. ****ing close minded idiotic pieces of shit. You know what one of the newspapers said. Something like "the guy who ran amok (which by the way wasn't really one since he just ****ing killed himself and no one else....that's called suicide...****ing bastards) did not have Counter Strike on his PC but he apparently participated in it through the Internet."

How stupid is that? Couldn't they have done a tiny ****ing bit of research before talking out of their asses. Also, they better not take me my ****ing Games or I'll go around shooting folks ( a joke...a joke).

****ing fascist German nazi ****s.

I blame Uwe Boll. It's his fault Germany is restricting games.....YEAH!