A few thoughtsandrew_eisenJanuary 11 2006, 11:39:47 UTC
How we unwittingly are raising trained killers
Oh, we’re off to a promising start.
The military succeeds at the difficult task of getting people to overcome their natural barriers to committing unthinkable acts of violence. It uses video games to train our servicemen and women for the rigors of combat.
Overcoming natural barriers to committing unthinkable acts of violence and combat training are two completely different things, silly.
Yet currently, a 10-year-old could purchase a Mature (M-rated) or Adult Only (AO-rated) video game.
Very unlikely. All the “stings” I’ve read about use kids around fifteen years of age.
There are voluntary guidelines that tell retailers not to sell these products to children, but they have been a failure due to their voluntary nature.
Come now, are we going to condemn the entire restaurant industry because a few employees don’t wash their hands after using the restroom?
If these games are marketed to and manufactured for adults as the industry insists, then their sale to minors should be
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Re: A few thoughtskeddrenJanuary 11 2006, 16:05:11 UTC
All good points. The blinders are fully in place with these people. What we need are more people to pen opinion pieces and submit them to both major and local newspapers as a counter-point to this sort of nonsense.
Also (completely off topic) does CHDS mean anything to you, Andrew?
Re: A few thoughtsandrew_eisenJanuary 11 2006, 20:45:16 UTC
Well, my first though was C.H.U.Ds but I’m sure that wonderful slice of eighties horror cinema is not what your talking about. It’s also an acronym for the Center for Homeland Defense and Security and probably a bunch of other things. Why?
Re: A few thoughtsantiotterJanuary 11 2006, 17:51:40 UTC
"The military succeeds at the difficult task of getting people to overcome their natural barriers to committing unthinkable acts of violence. It uses video games to train our servicemen and women for the rigors of combat
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Oh, we’re off to a promising start.
The military succeeds at the difficult task of getting people to overcome their natural barriers to committing unthinkable acts of violence. It uses video games to train our servicemen and women for the rigors of combat.
Overcoming natural barriers to committing unthinkable acts of violence and combat training are two completely different things, silly.
Yet currently, a 10-year-old could purchase a Mature (M-rated) or Adult Only (AO-rated) video game.
Very unlikely. All the “stings” I’ve read about use kids around fifteen years of age.
There are voluntary guidelines that tell retailers not to sell these products to children, but they have been a failure due to their voluntary nature.
Come now, are we going to condemn the entire restaurant industry because a few employees don’t wash their hands after using the restroom?
If these games are marketed to and manufactured for adults as the industry insists, then their sale to minors should be ( ... )
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