Atkinson: Gamers Are More Threatening Than Bikers
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Then the world has truly gone mad.Mordwyl said:
OT: he would hold you back with a cross or a muslim star or whatever god he worships that also repels biker/gamer hybrids.
IRONY!!!!ohgodalex said:
OT: Atkinson is a sorry, deluded man. Do we blame his (probably) Christian upbringing, or is it something else that has caused him to collapse into an insane delusion where the boundaries of fantasy and reality do not exist?
The best thing that could happen here is if a gaggle of gamers save Atkinson from being murdered to death by a pack of motorcycle marauders carrying chains and machetes. Then maybe he'd see things our way.
Or maybe not. He'd probably be all like; "I was about to be murdered to death by some motorcycle marauders when a gaggle of gamers swooped in and saved my butt. How convenient! I always knew those bands of rogues were in cahoots. Now you're never getting your R18 rating! And all those gamers who 'saved' me are going to be thrown in prison!"
Oh well, at least America's moronic lawmakers are too busy arguing over health care and blowing up Middle-Easterners to worry about gaming.
Sounds like someone is getting paranoid, but I don't blame him since he is the most hated man in gaming circles right now. Even Jack Thompson wasn't this bad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR1FuA2OzQU
OT: personally i think he's overreacting... even here in the UK i hate him also he's a silly person(which is kind for him...too kind).
OT: personally i think he's overreacting... even here in the UK i hate him also he's a silly person(which is kind for him...too kind).
This is a rare occasion where I'm going to have to disagree with you guys; this coming from an Australian who is staunchly against Michael Atkinson and his policies.Greg Tito said:
This comment of his about gamers being more dangerous than bikies is in relation to the previous times he has been in the media - I don't remember the exact situation but he went on the record and made claims against several bikie gangs which were met with a lot of hostility.
Atkinson's comment in this instance is only comparing the responses of gamers and bikies to what he has said in the public eye, which is perfectly reasonable due to the vast level of hate the man gets from the gaming community. His claim was NOT saying that gamers are generally more threatening than bikies, he was clearly stating that gamers were more threatening to HIM than bikies were, despite both groups not being too fond of him. Never once did he say that gamers were more dangerous to society than bikers, as this article attempts to claim, rather he simply compared the responses directed at him from each group and concluded that the one from gamers was the more severe.
I saw the interview myself on Good Game, and as I said, while I heavily dislike the man's policies, this news story serves only to fuel the hatred the community feels towards the man, which only exacerbates the problem and causes him to be less likely to change his mind. As he himself has said in the past, the only way he will reconsider his position is through fair debate and discussion, not through death threats and imposition.
Personally I think it is this news story which is overreacting, not Michael Atkinson. It was simply a comment to compare how he felt (which admittedly makes more sense within an Australian context due to his history in the public eye) in response to public anger.
Within a couple of responses to the article, we get this:
ma55ter_fett said:
Lord_Gremlin said:
This news article is written in a biased fashion, there's nothing more to it. And while this is typical due to Atkinson's behaivour in the past, this particular article takes his words out of context, mocks the man's fears for his family due to constant death threats, and causes the community to discuss inciting violence against him.SextusMaximus said:
I would suggest that the original post be amended as to actually clear up the issue, because all that's happening now is a hell of a lot of misinformation.
As much as we all hate the man, you gotta admit he's got a point. Sending hostile letters to a man who thinks gaming is making people hostile definitely isn't the way to go. Whatever happened to reasoned discourse?
Presumably video games are to blame for ,I don't know even how to call it but let's say "incidents" like the one in Germany a few years back (Some student shot I think a dozen people in his school, reason was that he was playing too much Counter-Strike.....rrrright)The Thief said:
and the one which happened when Manhunt came out( some kid suffocated one of his friends with a plastic bag). I mean yeah man , games are to blame.NOT faulty retard parenting and dumb kids.Nooooooooo games are the root of all evil. /facepalm
God damn it, why does this retardation exist?
Estimated homocides blamed on video games: Roughly 4-5
Number of those homocides having plausible cause to be blamed on video games: 1-2
Percentage of bullshit these claims actually contain: 100%
Estimated homocides blamed on video games: Roughly 4-5
Number of those homocides having plausible cause to be blamed on video games: 1-2
Percentage of bullshit these claims actually contain: 100%
Is that picture really Atkinson? Every time I look at it I can't help but think that it's a photoshop job. Looks like someone cross bred a chinese person and a redneck together, than smashed it's face in with a brick after taking it to a rowdy barfight. Seriously, those teeth are horrible.