Blah blach blah blabbity blah blah...suigin_kouJanuary 11 2006, 10:47:18 UTC
Second verse, same as the first. The first hundred, that is. Sort of like a Daft Punk song.
If you ask me, the real threat is taxpayer dollars unwittingly and unwillingly landing in the hands of irresponsible politicans who are using it to beef up their platforms without actually doing anything- As I've told others, failure here is probably expected. It is the act of failing that is of import: Then you can blame your failure on the "evil, corrupt game industry" and not only save face, but earn points with your hysterical voters.
Either these people aren't doing their research, or they are, but know that nobody else has, and refuse to take a stand for risk of losing public support.
the real threat is taxpayer dollars unwittingly and unwillingly landing in the hands of irresponsible politicans who are using it to beef up their platforms
And this dates back to, oh I don't know, the beginning of time. And as far as them doing research, they don't have to. You tell the people what they want to hear, and they will believe it, reguardless of fact. We are so stupid.
There was some dangerous information released in the NY Times Science Section on tuesday, about "mirror neurons" which allow people to empathize. During witness to any violent act, these neurons would fire up and the person witnessing the act was able to feel aggression
Part of the homo sapiens social learning assembly in the brain
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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How retarded can these people get?
anonymous
January 11 2006, 11:41:14 UTC
"Despite the failure of their voluntary guidelines, the multibillion-dollar video game industry is fighting this legislation as it did (unsuccessfully) in Illinois, Michigan and California."
Dude, we have 6-0 victories (or was it 5-0) against you douchbag censors. If Jeb Bush does allow this BS legislation to pass (which he certainly will if he is up for reelection), it will just be another notch in the industry's belt. Anyway, since when was it your job to regulate video games? I thought you were a member of the Parents TELEVISION Council!
Re: How retarded can these people get?
anonymous
January 11 2006, 18:36:48 UTC
Jeb Bush can't run again because of term limits.
Oh, okay, that means he personally can't use the "games are evil" crap for political grandstanding. That also means that if he signs the bill, he would either be overly submissive to the legislature (or a certain lawyer), or he actually believes this is a real issue. Either scenario means bad news bears for Florida.
Re: How retarded can these people get?crtigerJanuary 12 2006, 02:04:37 UTC
Let 'em keep writing legislation.
The more bills attempting to ban game sales that get shot down by courts, the more legal precedence there is to shoot down the next one.
I wonder if any of the politicians jumping on the "we need to look like we're doing something to get the hysterical soccer mom vote" bandwagon have realized how much what they currently do actually helps the industry they're supposedly fighting against continue to be free of government regulation in the future.
Re: Jack Thompson Hererich_d7January 11 2006, 12:19:48 UTC
Jack, please get a Live Journal account, it will save you having to write "Jack Thompson Here" on all your posts. It will also prevent any trolls pretending to be you.
Also, I'm sure we'd all like to read your version of a "constitutional bill" if could post it.
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If you ask me, the real threat is taxpayer dollars unwittingly and unwillingly landing in the hands of irresponsible politicans who are using it to beef up their platforms without actually doing anything- As I've told others, failure here is probably expected. It is the act of failing that is of import: Then you can blame your failure on the "evil, corrupt game industry" and not only save face, but earn points with your hysterical voters.
Either these people aren't doing their research, or they are, but know that nobody else has, and refuse to take a stand for risk of losing public support.
It's disgusting. Positively disgusting.
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And this dates back to, oh I don't know, the beginning of time. And as far as them doing research, they don't have to. You tell the people what they want to hear, and they will believe it, reguardless of fact. We are so stupid.
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Part of the homo sapiens social learning assembly in the brain
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/10/science/10mirr.html
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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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Also (completely off topic) does CHDS mean anything to you, Andrew?
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Dude, we have 6-0 victories (or was it 5-0) against you douchbag censors. If Jeb Bush does allow this BS legislation to pass (which he certainly will if he is up for reelection), it will just be another notch in the industry's belt. Anyway, since when was it your job to regulate video games? I thought you were a member of the Parents TELEVISION Council!
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Oh, okay, that means he personally can't use the "games are evil" crap for political grandstanding. That also means that if he signs the bill, he would either be overly submissive to the legislature (or a certain lawyer), or he actually believes this is a real issue. Either scenario means bad news bears for Florida.
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The more bills attempting to ban game sales that get shot down by courts, the more legal precedence there is to shoot down the next one.
I wonder if any of the politicians jumping on the "we need to look like we're doing something to get the hysterical soccer mom vote" bandwagon have realized how much what they currently do actually helps the industry they're supposedly fighting against continue to be free of government regulation in the future.
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Somebody get Captain Obvious here a cookie.
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Also, I'm sure we'd all like to read your version of a "constitutional bill" if could post it.
Thanks, Rich.
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