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I'm sure you all know that the parents of some of the kids gunned down during the Columbine massacre are trying to sue video game companies.
Well the companies involved in the lawsuit, including Nintendo and Sony, have asked for the lawsuit to be dropped for the simple reason that no specific games are named by the families that want to sue, and apparently games are protected by the First Amendment.
I read a really good, humourous article on the whole thing at:
http://www.seanbaby.com/ news/col-lawsuit.htm
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It's long, but worth a read.
If you don't want to read it, here are a few quotes to give you the general idea of it:
"The litigation is arguing that a responsible video game company would have created a game that can magically come to life when everyone is fast asleep, hide all the guns in the world, and whisper valentines in the ears of sleeping children. They could call it 'Adventures in Not Facing Reality, *Toe*head Edition' "
"Maybe the lawsuit is correct, and the kids really thought they were in Doom. Doom is set in hell. That's a giant oven for dead people invented by the Pope. It's possible that someone redecorated their entire school to look like flames and lava, and all the faculty members were dressed like satan. But since that didn't happen, DeCamp is trying to convince you that this was their exchange:
Crazy Child 1: "Look! A classroom! In a school! What's happened? Where... where are we!!!???"
Crazy Child 2: "There's only one explanation. We've been transported directly to hell. Machine guns ready."
Crazy Child 1: "They wouldn't let me bring my machine gun to school anymore, so I only have this bazooka and several grenades. Oh, and this dead cat"
If you have a video of them saying that, then fine. Doom hypnotized them. Have five billion dollars. But I still don't get why if they thought they were in hell, they killed all their classmates. Shouldn't they have been trying to organize them into some sort of fighting force against the demon lizard men? Clearly, they were more insane than even the companies Virgin Interactive and AOL Time Warner could make them."
Anyway, go now and read the article:
http://www.seanbaby.com/ news/col-lawsuit.htm
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On a similar note Shigeru Miyamoto said "Videogames bad for you? That's what they said about Rock n' Roll!"
Well the companies involved in the lawsuit, including Nintendo and Sony, have asked for the lawsuit to be dropped for the simple reason that no specific games are named by the families that want to sue, and apparently games are protected by the First Amendment.
I read a really good, humourous article on the whole thing at:
http://www.seanbaby.com/ news/col-lawsuit.htm
(Note spaces)
It's long, but worth a read.
If you don't want to read it, here are a few quotes to give you the general idea of it:
"The litigation is arguing that a responsible video game company would have created a game that can magically come to life when everyone is fast asleep, hide all the guns in the world, and whisper valentines in the ears of sleeping children. They could call it 'Adventures in Not Facing Reality, *Toe*head Edition' "
"Maybe the lawsuit is correct, and the kids really thought they were in Doom. Doom is set in hell. That's a giant oven for dead people invented by the Pope. It's possible that someone redecorated their entire school to look like flames and lava, and all the faculty members were dressed like satan. But since that didn't happen, DeCamp is trying to convince you that this was their exchange:
Crazy Child 1: "Look! A classroom! In a school! What's happened? Where... where are we!!!???"
Crazy Child 2: "There's only one explanation. We've been transported directly to hell. Machine guns ready."
Crazy Child 1: "They wouldn't let me bring my machine gun to school anymore, so I only have this bazooka and several grenades. Oh, and this dead cat"
If you have a video of them saying that, then fine. Doom hypnotized them. Have five billion dollars. But I still don't get why if they thought they were in hell, they killed all their classmates. Shouldn't they have been trying to organize them into some sort of fighting force against the demon lizard men? Clearly, they were more insane than even the companies Virgin Interactive and AOL Time Warner could make them."
Anyway, go now and read the article:
http://www.seanbaby.com/ news/col-lawsuit.htm
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On a similar note Shigeru Miyamoto said "Videogames bad for you? That's what they said about Rock n' Roll!"
I think America should start looking at its gun laws, before it challenges videogames companies.
I'm amazed that an American (a lawyer) no less has managed to sum up the thoughts of the rational world.
Well done to US bloke.
Well done to US bloke.
Meka_Dragon wrote:
Well the companies involved in the lawsuit, including
> Nintendo and Sony, have asked for the lawsuit to be dropped for the
> simple reason that no specific games are named by the families that
> want to sue, and apparently games are protected by the First
> Amendment.
Proves one of the points I made in "videogame violence..." forum.
Well the companies involved in the lawsuit, including
> Nintendo and Sony, have asked for the lawsuit to be dropped for the
> simple reason that no specific games are named by the families that
> want to sue, and apparently games are protected by the First
> Amendment.
Proves one of the points I made in "videogame violence..." forum.
I'm sure you all know that the parents of some of the kids gunned down during the Columbine massacre are trying to sue video game companies.
Well the companies involved in the lawsuit, including Nintendo and Sony, have asked for the lawsuit to be dropped for the simple reason that no specific games are named by the families that want to sue, and apparently games are protected by the First Amendment.
I read a really good, humourous article on the whole thing at:
http://www.seanbaby.com/ news/col-lawsuit.htm
(Note spaces)
It's long, but worth a read.
If you don't want to read it, here are a few quotes to give you the general idea of it:
"The litigation is arguing that a responsible video game company would have created a game that can magically come to life when everyone is fast asleep, hide all the guns in the world, and whisper valentines in the ears of sleeping children. They could call it 'Adventures in Not Facing Reality, *Toe*head Edition' "
"Maybe the lawsuit is correct, and the kids really thought they were in Doom. Doom is set in hell. That's a giant oven for dead people invented by the Pope. It's possible that someone redecorated their entire school to look like flames and lava, and all the faculty members were dressed like satan. But since that didn't happen, DeCamp is trying to convince you that this was their exchange:
Crazy Child 1: "Look! A classroom! In a school! What's happened? Where... where are we!!!???"
Crazy Child 2: "There's only one explanation. We've been transported directly to hell. Machine guns ready."
Crazy Child 1: "They wouldn't let me bring my machine gun to school anymore, so I only have this bazooka and several grenades. Oh, and this dead cat"
If you have a video of them saying that, then fine. Doom hypnotized them. Have five billion dollars. But I still don't get why if they thought they were in hell, they killed all their classmates. Shouldn't they have been trying to organize them into some sort of fighting force against the demon lizard men? Clearly, they were more insane than even the companies Virgin Interactive and AOL Time Warner could make them."
Anyway, go now and read the article:
http://www.seanbaby.com/ news/col-lawsuit.htm
(Spaces)
On a similar note Shigeru Miyamoto said "Videogames bad for you? That's what they said about Rock n' Roll!"
Well the companies involved in the lawsuit, including Nintendo and Sony, have asked for the lawsuit to be dropped for the simple reason that no specific games are named by the families that want to sue, and apparently games are protected by the First Amendment.
I read a really good, humourous article on the whole thing at:
http://www.seanbaby.com/ news/col-lawsuit.htm
(Note spaces)
It's long, but worth a read.
If you don't want to read it, here are a few quotes to give you the general idea of it:
"The litigation is arguing that a responsible video game company would have created a game that can magically come to life when everyone is fast asleep, hide all the guns in the world, and whisper valentines in the ears of sleeping children. They could call it 'Adventures in Not Facing Reality, *Toe*head Edition' "
"Maybe the lawsuit is correct, and the kids really thought they were in Doom. Doom is set in hell. That's a giant oven for dead people invented by the Pope. It's possible that someone redecorated their entire school to look like flames and lava, and all the faculty members were dressed like satan. But since that didn't happen, DeCamp is trying to convince you that this was their exchange:
Crazy Child 1: "Look! A classroom! In a school! What's happened? Where... where are we!!!???"
Crazy Child 2: "There's only one explanation. We've been transported directly to hell. Machine guns ready."
Crazy Child 1: "They wouldn't let me bring my machine gun to school anymore, so I only have this bazooka and several grenades. Oh, and this dead cat"
If you have a video of them saying that, then fine. Doom hypnotized them. Have five billion dollars. But I still don't get why if they thought they were in hell, they killed all their classmates. Shouldn't they have been trying to organize them into some sort of fighting force against the demon lizard men? Clearly, they were more insane than even the companies Virgin Interactive and AOL Time Warner could make them."
Anyway, go now and read the article:
http://www.seanbaby.com/ news/col-lawsuit.htm
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On a similar note Shigeru Miyamoto said "Videogames bad for you? That's what they said about Rock n' Roll!"