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| GTA3 Boycotts? Censorship? Banning Guns? People Are Really Getting Insane These Days | 2/26/02 |
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"Did you know that America, the so-called "Home of the Free," is the only country to contain ratings on our video games? There's no rating system in Europe or Japan. Why? Because it's not necessary. In those countries, parents don't blame the bad behavior of their children on games. The blame goes directly where it belongs, on the child and the parent." That was posted by Redfox on GSCCC as part of his comments against the issue of boycotting GTA3. Now it's my turn... If parents wanna worry about what their kids are buying that much, maybe they shouldn't give them money to go shopping by themselves, hmm? Or maybe those overprotective mothers/fathers could get off their asses and unglue themselves from Opra/football long enough to look at WTF their kids bring into the house. It shouldn't be the retailers' responsibility to decide what kid should be able to buy what game. It's a store that sells GAMES! Someone walks in, they buy a game, they leave. That simple. I got carded when I bought Quake 2 (N64) a couple years ago for cryin out loud. That is so dumb! Then the dude at the store gave a hard time when I accidently gave him my college ID instead of my driver's license. Gee, if I'm mature enough to be in college, I think I'm mature enough to buy a freakin GAME! You don't like violent games? Then don't buy them, but don't you dare try to make that choice for the rest of us. This is supposed to be a "free country," so let people decide for themselves! Didn't Larry Flynt teach you stuffed shirt, conservative, censor-happy people anything? ('The People vs Larry Flynt' is one of the coolest movies I've ever watched, and I know it's based on a true story.) All he did was publish a magazine, and every crybaby, overprotective parent in the country wanted his head on a damn plate. In the movie, Flynt said, "If a kid gets caught drinking beer in a tavern, you don't ban Budweiser across the nation." Well, if a kid gets caught trying to beat up a cop with a baseball bat, you don't fuckin ban GTA3! If the kid wasn't taught right from wrong by their parents or somethin, that's their problem. People must take responsibility for their own actions and stop trying to blame games, movies, and music! Videogames don't cause violence and school shootings; Violent and mentally unstable people cause violence and school shootings! I've been watching R-rated movies since I was like 10 and triple X rated movies since I was 12 or 13. I'm 20 now and you don't see me being a psycho, trying to date-rape anyone, or buying condoms by the case. I'm still a virgin and I enjoy playing videogames that weren't made for a bloody 4 year old *cough* Pikmin *cough*! I mean how many stupid, pointless Rugrats games can they make? Mario isn't even Mario anymore. You don't even get to kick Bowser's ass on Luigi's Mansion. You run around sucking up ghosts with a vacuum cleaner! And I heard the next game will be called "Mario Sunshine." WTF? What ever happened to the REAL Mario? Throwing fireballs and hammers at Koopa and jumping on Goombas' heads. THAT was actually fun. There are so many people on GameFAQs' messageboards talking about State of Emergency and how anyone under 17 shouldn't be playing it because of the influence it could have on them. That's the biggest load of monkey crap I ever heard. Yeah, I'm sure some kid is gonna try to cut a guy's leg off so he can go beat people up with it. Blaming a videogame for someone being killed is like blaming GLOCK when you get sloppy and shoot yourself in the foot. In one of the topics, someone said "Why ban games when you can ban guns?" Ok, that pisses me off too. I don't know who said this, but... "Blaming guns for Columbine is like blaming spoons for Rosie O'donnel being fat." The only thing to blame are the PEOPLE who commit the crimes. NOT guns, NOT games, NOT movies, NOT music. And for that matter, what would be the point in banning guns? Anyone can be killed with anything, even bare hands. Hell, on Philly one night on CBS a couple weeks ago, a women was charged with assault or somethin when she sent her husband to the E.R. The weapon used: A FROZEN T-BONE!!! aaaah! Let's ban steak! Seriously, what is the point of banning guns anyway? Let's say guns are banned. That means you, the honest, working-class stiff won't be able to go buy a gun to have fun at the shooting range on weekends, go hunting, protect your home, etc. BUT, the criminals will still have guns. What the hell does a crook care if owning a gun is illegal? Most criminals don't obtain guns legally anyway! He'll just get one from an illegal source, blow your balls off, and piss on your head. The ATF can't stop guns anymore than the DEA can stop drugs. To quote a guy on the movie, Black Dog, "ATF. What does that stand for anyway? Alcohol, Tobacco, and Fuck Ups?" Some people wanna boycott stores that sell GTA3? Well, I think anyone that's against this censorship bullshit should make a point of telling their local retailers (and emailing online ones) that they'll boycott them if they're spineless enough to stop selling these games. | |
