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| Oct 28th, 2003 11:02 AM | |||
| Drev |
I wish one day they can sentence people to death just for an overabundance of stupidity that cause them to do stupid actions and their reason (or blame) is stupid. I really hope this lawsuit gets thrown out, and the morons put to death at the age of 19 (It won't happen  ). They probably just did it for the money thinking it'll work, and it slowly seems to be working.Hell, I wouldn't be surprised that a parent sues Namco for having a child OD on pills while he was playing Pac-man OR he took pills, thought his brother was a ghost, and proceeds to resort to cannibalism. :/ |
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| Oct 28th, 2003 03:11 AM | |||
| Zbu Manowar |
Isn't it common procedure to sentence them to a harsher sentence? Most of the time the children are treated as adults and given heavy sentences that really put a dent in any chance of a future. Maybe because in this case of the GTA lawsuit? Either way, throw the book at them. Fuck it. |
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| Oct 28th, 2003 02:30 AM | |||
| James |
Well, it's nice to see that there's little debate here on the stupidity of the situation. But let's shift gears to another aspect of thise story. They are sentenced to a juvenile facility, and will be released when they're 19. And as far as I know, that's it. They commit that kind of crime, and serve 5 and 3 years, then are released back into society. Am I the only one who sees what's wrong with that? They're 14 and 16, and they fired shotguns at passing cars, killing someone. They should be old enough to be tried and sentenced as adults, given their sage and the severity of the crime. And unless I'm missing something, they're getting away with it. |
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| Oct 28th, 2003 01:22 AM | |||
| The_Rorschach |
I don't see a problem here, really 
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| Oct 28th, 2003 12:13 AM | |||
| Zbu Manowar | Should I just title that 'Modest Proposal 2' and leave it at that? | ||
| Oct 27th, 2003 11:55 PM | |||
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| Oct 27th, 2003 11:27 PM | |||
| DJ Potatoe | I'll pretty mcuh just say ditto. Everyone has pretty much said what I feel. | ||
| Oct 27th, 2003 08:53 PM | |||
| Zbu Manowar |
Blaming guns is just another way to heat up this debate. These kids were responsible for their actions because in their retarded minds, they thought they were being cool. But to really prevent this from happening again, let's do this: every parent can win millions with these kinds of lawsuits if they do the following: Quote:
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| Oct 27th, 2003 05:58 PM | |||
| Skulhedface |
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A 14 year old kid waltzing into his grandfather's arsenal room has not had formal training in weapons combat or anything of the sort. The problem also is, either the kid was blatantly stupid ("who knew I'd hurt someone by shooting them?"), uninformed (but then, soccer moms hardly have time for life's little lessons, hmm?), or that this kid was just straight out of the gate sadistic. Now, if the third choice is the case, could you feasibly sue a game manufacturer because your kid is a fucking nutcase? |
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| Oct 27th, 2003 05:48 PM | |||
| Anti-Xocial |
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 @ Kellychaos
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| Oct 27th, 2003 05:04 PM | |||
| kellychaos |
I blame Ozzie Osbourne for all the ills of our youths! He's been spreading evil for decades and did anyone think to stop him I ask you?! 
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| Oct 27th, 2003 04:47 PM | |||
| Anti-Xocial |
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I think that if it were up to most parents today, they would just rather find someone else to give birth to their children, just so they don't have to take the responsibility anymore!! The same thing applies to the upbringing of their children...it always HAS to be someone elses fault when THEIR kids mess up!! Talk about over-used rhetorics to avoid the TRUTH: "its the schools that are to blame", "its the teachers that are to blame", "it is a MUSIC LYRIC that is to blame", "it is a VIDEO game that is to blame" I am so sick of hearing that kind of BLAH bullshit! It really makes me wonder, after all these years of gaming, why I (or ANY of the many people who I know like to play games) haven't picked up a weapon and gone completely bezerk. When will parents grow up and face THEIR bloody responsibilities, so that the rest of us can live in peace?!?!  Maybe, when I have "off'ed" a few of these kids and got busted, I can say: Well, its because, I was learning from these parents see? ...... |
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| Oct 26th, 2003 08:20 PM | |||
| Skulhedface |
Well sure, because the amount of good games out there that also happen to graphically depict brutal murders is declining. If you want your statistics to catch up, call your video game companies RIGHT NOW and tell them to not make their next bloody violent death-fiesta so sucky. |
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| Oct 26th, 2003 08:16 PM | |||
| The One and Only... | Am I the only one here who realizes that as gun ownership has increased in the U.S., the violent crime rate has decreased? Or how about Britain (or was it just England?), whose violent crime rate has been increasing since they passed complete gun control? | ||
| Oct 26th, 2003 07:17 PM | |||
| AChimp |
You parents didn't pay attention to you. They coddled and babied you. Controlling what games you played when you were 16? Gay.
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| Oct 26th, 2003 05:44 PM | |||
| ginmortal |
I don't know much about anythig, however, I have the feeling that bad parenting is the source to most problems. Let's look at some other lawsuits that have been filed, WWE sued by parents of kid that ended paralyzed from practicing "backyard wrestling" (I can picture it, Mom, can I borrow the cheese grater to use it on Jimmy's face?) Mcdonalds sued by fat kid's parents (Mom, I'm hungry, could YOU please fix me something? I'm kinda tired of Big mac's? What? No, ok, I'll have the quarter pounder with extra large fries with dripping oil and extra sugary sprite) Those are the other fivolous lawsuits I can remember right now. In all cases, where were the parents when these kids got the Videogame?, I can't remember buying a videogame by myself at the age of 16, it usually meant going to the store with my mom or dad and basically having to run the story behind the game before he/she bought it for me, sure it was embarassing, but now I know that it worked for them, because they were getting informed of what type of game I was playing. I landed my first real job at 18 and by that time I was well aware that you couldn't pull off somebody's skull from the body just like depicted in Mortal Kombat. It's usually the parents that have to attend to several things at the same time that forget to supervise the children, most parents think that videogames are a simple cartoonish fantasy that will get the kids off their backs so that they can have time to manage the household and leave time to play cards or watch the game. Shit, if my parents hadn't paid attention to me, I'd probably would be prize fighting brazilian green mutants, hindu stretching men or Spanish gay bullfighters with hokey masks. It's pathetic |
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| Oct 25th, 2003 04:26 PM | |||
| kahljorn |
I think what's funniest is after they get the 246 million they'll have enough money to buy every violent video game/movie ever produced. OH GOD NO, WHAT WILL HAPPEN THEN? I think it would be ironic if they did reward them with money, but then only gave them(and their parents) access to barney and other lovey dovey things... under strict probation. If they violate the terms they will goto jail for a few years. No eatting meat either, cause it was violently slaughtered. |
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| Oct 25th, 2003 03:10 PM | |||
| Perndog |
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And while we're at it, I think they should not be allowed access to air or water either. |
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| Oct 24th, 2003 11:10 PM | |||
| El Blanco | Off the top of my head: Switzerland. You have to spend time in the military and join the militia to be a citizen. Everybody keeps an assault rifle in their closet and is trained how to use it. | ||
| Oct 24th, 2003 11:08 PM | |||
| soundtest |
READ: I'm not blaming guns, I'm blaming the idiots who are careless with them and their care. Which countries have access as open as the US? |
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| Oct 24th, 2003 11:01 PM | |||
| El Blanco |
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Don't try and find another faceless object to blame. Thats what these poeple are doing. |
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| Oct 24th, 2003 09:45 PM | |||
| Ninjavenom | I'm just going to start walking around kicking 12-14 year olds in the dick. Maybe i'll kick the right one on accident. | ||
| Oct 24th, 2003 09:43 PM | |||
| soundtest |
Why did these kids start shooting at cars? Because they had access to guns, that is all there is to say. Blame whoever allowed them access to guns through stupidity or neglect, or change the gun laws so it won't be an issue. Virtually every other country in the world has GTA, The Matrix, 'devil music', and everything else that is attributed to child violence, yet these type of crimes are almost specific to the US. The only other variable is the access to firearms. |
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| Oct 24th, 2003 09:02 PM | |||
| James |
Well, the kids themselves said they were inspired by the game. But like I said, inspiration is not grounds for a lawsuit, criminal charges, or even a letter from an angry soccer mom saying, "Shame on you!" When 50,000 people of no relation to one another burst into rage all at once, and kill people by stabbing them with GTA disc shards, then I'll believe that it's to blame. |
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| Oct 24th, 2003 08:39 PM | |||
| oedipus_wrecked |
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Blaming a video game for your child's actions is avoiding responsibility for your own poor parenting and/or decisions. I find it interesting that parents blame this sort of thing on a game that, in many cases, THEY bought for their kids without bothering to look at ratings or content. If parents are so worried about video games corrupting their kids, why do they buy the games for them without doing a little research? And why don't they tell them that there is a difference between fantasy and reality? Little things like that could possibly prevent a huge problem later on. |
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