German Minister Seeks Jail Time For FPS Players 383
GamePolitics has the somewhat unbelievable news that German Minister of the Interior Gunther Beckstein is seeking jail time for violent game developers, publishers, and players. MSNBC has further coverage of the issue, which has pro gamers in Germany quite worried. From the article: "The draft law, a reaction to a school shooting that shook German public opinion last month, will come before the upper house of parliament next year. But it is already sending shockwaves through the 2m-strong German online gaming community. 'We have among the most drastic censorship rules for games,' said Frank Sliwka, head of the Deutsche E-Sport Bund, an umbrella federation for German online gaming teams. 'Now we are being labelled as a breeding ground for unstable, dysfunctional and violent youngsters.'"
It's all the games' fault! (Score:5, Funny)
*ducks*
Re:It's all the games' fault! (Score:2, Funny)
*ducks*
Re:It's all the games' fault! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Going a little overboard (Score:5, Funny)
Re:"Logic" (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Where do you draw the line (Score:5, Funny)
Well, then, your car will immediately be stopped by the police and you automatically lose the race. In fact, in order to keep anyone's feelings from being hurt, GT4 will be rewritten so that all races always end in a tie between all drivers.
Yes they do. In fact, the makers of personal computers will be liable if someone uses their personal computer to virtually harm another being--including making them feel bad. Of course, makers of personal computers will then sue all of their component suppliers and so on down the line.
Re:It's all the games' fault! (Score:5, Funny)
The fastest possible meta Godwin would be in a child response to a G0 post. Let's call that an M1 post. You can't pull a meta-Godwin in a G0 post without triggering the self-referential (wank) exception.
Sadly, you post is a respectable but undistinguished M2 (grand child) meta-godwin. But then again this post is an H3 hyper-meta-godwin so I can't say anthing. H2 would the fastest theoretically possible hyper-meta. Of course you can't do an H1 because that triggers the meta-self-referential (wank wank) rule.
Re:"Logic" (Score:3, Funny)
If you had wanted to drive your point home, you might have picked a consequence that was actually bad.
Re:It's all the games' fault! (Score:5, Funny)
Edmund: Well, in that case, Baldrick, you're quite safe. However, the Teutonic reputation for brutality is well-founded: their operas last three or four days; and they have no word for `fluffy'.
Re:The crickets sure are loud in here... (Score:1, Funny)
FPS Doug (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Sounds silly but ... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:"Logic" (Score:5, Funny)
It's true!! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:It's true!! (Score:3, Funny)
Me, I just have this uncontrollable urge to find a bunch of bunnies and start disco dancing...
I have an even better idea than this guy! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:It's all the games' fault! (Score:5, Funny)