German "Killer Game" Culling Fails to Set the World on Fire
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This is ludicrous. When a kid is killed by a drunk driver, no one goes around setting liquor on fire. I'm pretty sure the students killed would have preferred a peaceful moment of silence type deal, with candles and sharing memories.
Well, more crazy people than stupid. Not that stupid people don't kill people - it's just they're probably more likely to kill themselves (on accident) instead of someone else.Diablini said:
You know what I would have done if I lived in Germany? Gotten some friends, my van, some chairs an Xbox, some very violent games and a crappy TV. Then I'd go down to their "protest" and play some Gears of War, Rainbow 6 and such. Give them some entertainment while no-one throws away their games that they payed good money for.
hmmmmmm...a bunch of people throwing away perfectly good video games?
That doesn't sound like a protest, that sounds like a charity event for poor gamers. If the local gamers are smart, they would attend and make those horrible games "disappear."
That doesn't sound like a protest, that sounds like a charity event for poor gamers. If the local gamers are smart, they would attend and make those horrible games "disappear."
Isn't this going too far? German gamers are stressed out because of the "killer game" ban proposition by the government, to the point of crytek considering moving their main offices.
I feel sympathy for the victims' families but still, hosting an event like this (not counting the german book burning conotation) in a time like this is not prone of getting the expected ammount of crowd.
I feel sympathy for the victims' families but still, hosting an event like this (not counting the german book burning conotation) in a time like this is not prone of getting the expected ammount of crowd.
I'm fairly sure the exact same thing happened when television first came about to the masses
People just get more coverage these days
People just get more coverage these days
I hope for the sake of Germany, that the anti-gamer groups are getting their ass handed to them. From the little I've heard though their winning since your country seems to ban any game that looks at them funney (I can understand why they don't like WWII games though). At any rate, please tell me I'm wrong. It'd suck if a guy got into power based on anti games who was as crazy as Hitler.JARwing said:Hey, Im from Germany guys...
I dont know how much you know about this "Killer Games" discussion but its a major theme for politicians and a reason for any kind of teenagers misbehaving. Like that kind of stuff.
But its fun: Gamers fighting for their right to play...against society
"The NRA say that 'Guns don't kill people - People do'. Well I think the gun helps, you know? Just going up to someone and going "Bang! Boom! Bang! Ratatata!" It's not gonna do much. You'd have to be pretty dodgy on the heart for that to kill anyone."The Austin said:
-Paraphrased from Eddie Izzard.
That's pretty sad. They thought a whole bunch of people would throw away their 60 dollar games because video games have caused all the violence in the world since time began. Jeeze, if you don't want your kids playing violent games, then let me have their games! They're expensive and people aren't really willing to just throw them away and waste all that. Didn't think that one through.
I actually don't know who that is.Amnestic said:
But it's true. You would have to have a weak heart to die from that.
