[Vision2020] Video games
Dan Carscallen
predator75@moscow.com
Tue, 8 Jul 2003 08:12:58 -0700
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I don't know much about said "cop killing" games, but I do know that the =
best game out there right now is ATV off-road fury 2.
To the banners I say, let the parents do some parenting. I would think =
a little common sense would take care of a lot of problems.
DC
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From: Carl Westberg=20
To: vision2020@moscow.com=20
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:03 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] Video games
I was watching the Newshour on PBS last night, and saw a segment on =
violent=20
video games that opened my eyes. I'm a 52 year old liberal Democrat =
that=20
owns an Xbox and a Playstation 2, but my gaming is limited to golf,=20
baseball, football, and occasionally bowling and pool. I've only been=20
peripherally aware of the other, violent genres out there, until last =
night.=20
They spotlighted two games, one of which awards points for killing=20
policemen, and also gives you the opportunity to have sex with =
prostitutes,=20
and then kill them. After you kill them, you can decapitate them, if =
you=20
wish. In the other game, one of the ways you can kill someone is to =
pour=20
gasoline on them, set them on fire, and then, if you want, urinate on =
the=20
burning corpse. The graphics are quite lifelike. This ain't Pong. I'm =
certainly no prude, but I was rather stunned when the segment was =
finished. =20
The gist of the story was an attempt in Washington state to ban games=20
featuring the killing of police. Are these games ultimately harmless, =
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is this much ado about nothing? Or are they just wrong? If they are =
wrong,=20
what do we as a society do? Is banning an answer? =
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Carl Westberg Jr.
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<DIV>I don't know much about said "cop killing" games, but I do know =
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best game out there right now is ATV off-road fury 2.</DIV>
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<DIV>To the banners I say, let the parents do some parenting. I =
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think a little common sense would take care of a lot of problems.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>DC</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:03 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Video games</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I was watching the Newshour on PBS last night, and saw a =
segment=20
on violent <BR>video games that opened my eyes. I'm a 52 year old =
liberal=20
Democrat that <BR>owns an Xbox and a Playstation 2, but my gaming is =
limited to=20
golf, <BR>baseball, football, and occasionally bowling and pool. =
I've only=20
been <BR>peripherally aware of the other, violent genres out there, =
until last=20
night. <BR> They spotlighted two games, one of which awards points =
for=20
killing <BR>policemen, and also gives you the opportunity to have sex =
with=20
prostitutes, <BR>and then kill them. After you kill them, you can=20
decapitate them, if you <BR>wish. In the other game, one of the =
ways you=20
can kill someone is to pour <BR>gasoline on them, set them on fire, and =
then, if=20
you want, urinate on the <BR>burning corpse. The graphics are =
quite=20
lifelike. This ain't Pong. I'm <BR>certainly no prude, but I =
was=20
rather stunned when the segment was finished. <BR>The gist of the =
story=20
was an attempt in Washington state to ban games <BR>featuring the =
killing of=20
police. Are these games ultimately harmless, and <BR>is this much =
ado=20
about nothing? Or are they just wrong? If they are wrong, =
<BR>what=20
do we as a society do? Is banning an=20
answer? =
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