I've been rather spammy with the news today, but I couldn't not comment on this article on Time.
'School Shooter' Video Game to Reenact Columbine, VirginiaIn the yet-to-be-released School Shooter: North American Tour 2012, players can reenact school shooting tragedies at Columbine, Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University, among other locations. The goal? "Become the best school shooter, ever," according to the developer's
website.
This is absolutely beyond comprehension and completely deplorable. I said it the other day, but I think it deserves to be said again: WTF is wrong with people???
As outraged as I am right now, I can't even begin to fathom how the people who were affected first-hand by these tragedies must feel. What does it say about our culture that there would be a market for such a game? It's outrageous, so much so that I'm half wondering if this is some sick joke. This can't REALLY be coming out for sale, right? FUCKING UNBELIEVABLE.