Iran Sentences Game Developer To Death

[deathninja]

What a bunch of cunts.

All the debate and opinion in the rest of the thread aside, it all boils down to this.

It's brinkmanship, pure and simple. Between this, uranium enrichment and the Straits of Hormuz either someone (Israel most likely) will snap or Ahmadinejad will know he can get away with being a prick.

 

[Sarge034]

That's the funny thing about the "worst case scenario". It is supposed to represent the "perfect storm". It does not matter if it is plausible of not, only that it is the worst posible outcome to the situation. I don't know about you, but nuclear war is pretty high on my "we're boned" meater.

Well, nuclear war is one of the best things that could possibly happen.
See, the biggest threat to the planet, and all life on it, are the crap humans can do, right?
Well, there are theoretical inventions, such as self replicating nanites, that if unleashed in weapon format, will guarantee extinction of all life as we know it.

Nuclear war, in contrast, will devastate mostly human populations, and even if sufficient nukes were simultaneously launched to cause a nuclear winter, it will not cause the extinction of all life.

Therefore, if it comes down to a choice between nanobot war, and actively and deliberately causing an all out nuclear war in order to prevent further technological advancements if there comes a time where humans are still proven to be idiotic when it comes to weaponisation of everything we invent, then nuking everyone is the noble and right thing to do.

Edit: I typed nuclear instead of nanobot

So if you want to limit further technological development why are you not in favor of SOPA? There are many who feel it will do just that. And the further loss of money to independent inteties will stagnate our society causing us to loose tech footing and slip backwards into the dark ages. Parish the thought.

Spoiler: Just for good measure

 

[ActionDan]

"The goal of the company in question was to convince the people of Iran and the people of the entire world that whatever the U.S. does in other countries is a good measure."

Well this makes it sound like the U.S. is trying to take over the world, and using videogames as some form of subliminal messaging/hypnosis.

 

[Something Amyss]

Did that fiasco with the hikers teach people ANYTHING? I don't care if your Grandma in Tehran is on dialysis: If you are american and you like having your head on your shoulders, STAY THE FUCK OUT OF IRAN!

Or the near vicinity, JUST IN CASE.

 

[SilentHunter7]

It is truly amusing to hear the statements being made by those who live in the "Land of the free, Home of the civil rights abuses" (Or did I get that wrong?). We are so quick to condemn the actions of the Iranians.

Yes, killing him is a bit too far. But deporting him would be well within their rights. Looking at this guys development history it is no wonder that the Iranians do not like him.

Oh well.

I have already said as much, restating this is like pissing into the wind. The minds of the collective mass have been made.

Just saying, how exactly would America react to the opportunity to arrest any of the people who made "Special Force" (It was made by Hezbollah and depicts acts of violence towards Israel). If I made a game about blowing up Americans and sabotaging America do you really think I would be allowed to get away with it?

Well, probably, I mean I am white and a British Citizen.

But my case rests. If the tables were reversed America would arrest this man. Not execute him, true, but they would still have placed him under arrest. So... Calm down people.

He brought his arrest upon himself.

...is this post a test?

If this were some kind of alternate universe where George Orwell wasn't completely wrong, maybe you'd have a point.

But in this universe, you CAN'T get arrested for making a video game in America. What would they be arrested for? There's no law barring video games, and if there were, the Supreme Court would strike it down as unconstitutional. If the makers of that Hezbollah game got arrested, there'd be so many ACLU and ESA lawyers up the District Attorney's ass, it'd make his head spin.

Also, they're not deporting him. Or even revoking his dual citizenship. They want to EXECUTE him.

It's interesting how you talked about how the minds of the collective mass have already been made up when you seem to be talking from conspiracy propaganda rooted in absolutely no reality whatsoever.

 

[Sixcess]

Kuma's games are bloody awful and it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if they were being paid by the CIA to churn out anti-Iranian propaganda.

I think there's more to this than an innocent game developer being threatened with execution.

 

[Xman490]

By "accused of using videogames to spy on Iran", I thought you meant placing Kinects in well-guarded homes or something.

Then again, it's not a surprise that Iranian authorities plan kill a man for American propaganda.

 

[Sarge034]

So if you want to limit further technological development why are you not in favor of SOPA? There are many who feel it will do just that. And the further loss of money to independent inteties will stagnate our society causing us to loose tech footing and slip backwards into the dark ages. Parish the thought.

What?!
Way to completely fail at comprehending what I said.

This is why I rarely speak to people with inferior intellects.

I want to be prepared to, and will not hesitate to, in the possible eventuality that humans may need to be nuked, be well positioned to press the big red button.
If not me, someone like me.

I'll say it again. If there comes a time when humans should prove that they are willing to doom all life, then nuclear war must happen, in order to save life from humans by causing human extinction.

While I do enjoy getting trolled from time to time I do belive that...

Have a nice day and don't bother to reply. I know I won't.

 

[Bradeck]

I'm sure somehow, somewhere, according to the going breeze on this site, that this whole thing is America's fault, and this guy should be executed, and all Americans should go jump up their own ass. I'm just waiting for someone to come out in defense of Iran's sovereignty, and right to hate video game makers.

 

[Pinkamena]

I wonder when the world will get tired of Irans bullshit and bomb them back to kingdom come.

 

[catalyst8]

I was under the impression that, like every other nation on earth which excuses murdering people as 'lawful execution', the US also has an appalling human rights record [http://www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=haber&ArticleID=71326], incarcerates innocent people [http://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/senate-rejects-amendment-banning-indefinite-detention], tortures them [http://waterboarding.org/node/49], & murders them under the guise of legal execution [http://www.ranker.com/list/8-_allegedly_-innocent-men-who-were-executed/david-jones].

That Hekmati has been arrested, possibly tortured, & faces execution is a disgusting travesty of justice. But to hear the hypocritical complaints about it from people who support a nation which does exactly the same is sickening. If you condemn one you must condemn the other.

 

[MetalGenocide]

The guy was sent in as war bait. Iran isn't exactly happy about it.
The warmongers controlling the US have been waiting for another excuse to start yet another war. And now they have it. Though, the chances of Iran not taking the bait look rather small.

 

[Steampunk Viking]

Well, my flatmate is wrong, we haven't quite got rid of all the insane dictators.

In all seriousness though, this is disgusting.

 

[Ninonybox_v1legacy]

Normally I am the one in the group to defend everyone from prejudiced and be the "love everyone" guy....but someone needs to kick Iran's ass very soon. I can see Anon doing something about this.

 

[AmrasCalmacil]

There's no way this can end well.
Either the poor guy is going to die, or the US will launch a black op or something and international tensions will get worse.

 

[alandavidson]

I wish I could say that I was surprised, or even thought that the guy's life would be spared. But I can't.

Here's to wishing people would join the 21st century and stop living like it's the dark ages.

 

[Tiger Sora]

America and Iran is like water and oil. The don't mix. And someone keeps throwing matches at it. They need to stop doing that.

If you look into it. America isn't a good guy either. They're just more covert about it. *Black bagged*.

 

[maninahat]

They aren't executing him just because he made video games. If what they say is true, the fact that they are only executing him is kind of getting off light. Like someone above me said, stuff like this used to start wars.

Key phrase there is "if what they say is true." Iran has a history of eliciting false confessions or just making them up. They also refuse to allow the guy to meet with legal counsel via the Swiss embassy, which represents US interests in Iran.

I guess we never will know, will we?

Further muddying the issue is that the word "spy" is being thrown around. America has been very active in that regard, especially in relation to Iran's nuclear interests. Iran has had to deal with super-viruses, being sold faulty equipment for their facilities, and various other forms of sabotage and espionage.

We are quick to acknowledge the horrors of Iran's beahviour, and the likelyhood of a dishonest legal process, but we should also be aware that America has been playing dirty with Iran for a while now. "If what they say is true", than America was probably aware of the consequences of their assets being compromised, and went ahead anyway. In otherwords, America knew what would happen if an alleged spy was caught, and accepted the risk.

I suspect that this might end the way a lot of these things do: with a prisoner trade. Spies get caught in the act on both sides, and they find the easiest way to negotiate out of the situation is to swap prisoners.

 

[hubert]

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[duchaked]

spend enough time in an Iranian prison and they'll get a "confession" out of you...sigh
not that Iran's even bothering to take any steps to try to justify themselves anymore