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Suing Sony for Everquest Related Suicide?
daoine writes "The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a story about how Sony could be sued by the mother of an Everquest player who recently committed suicide. The lawsuit itself doesn't seem all that interesting (she's aiming for warning labels) -- but it is interesting that Sony won't release any of the game data citing privacy policy, even if it could help unlock what exactly drove the guy to end his life."
C'mon, Sony, get off your asses and label it already.
Tell 'em it's addictive. Tell 'em it'll make them suicidal, depressed, happy, sad, melancholy, and maybe a touch whimisical.
Label EVERYTHING! Tell the public that anything they buy could possibly have all kinds of negative effects on them.
That way, when the next mental patient who just happened to use your product offs himself, you can point to your warning labels and say "See? You were warned."
...but as far as I'm concerned, it's Darwin in action.
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Don't misunderstand, I love america, but it seems that american society and law is protecting the weak and the stupid. Parents of failing students blame the schools and teachers; criminals blame the "other man's laws"; depresed people say "my parents used to hit me....." columbine victims blame movies and video games. Cigarette smokers blame the tobacco companies for their addiction (like they forced you to light up).
What ever happened to people taking responsibility for themselves? If you screw up; blame yourself and then do something about the problem.
Dennis Leary for president!
Ok... I have to agree with those people that have had the common sense to realise that all these lawsuits are downright dumb. I mean really, anything can cause a health problem, or even kill you. I choked on a Whopper earlier. Does that mean I should sue Hershey for making a product that someone could potentially choke on? NO! I opened that box of whoppers knowing that they are not the largest of foods and that it is possible to choke on a whopper. So, with this jackass kid. I'm sorry he's dead... no, wait, I'm not sorry he's dead. He was the one that was dumb enough to sit in front of a computer screen being completely unproductive 12 hours a day. I won't say that he deserved to die, but geez, whatever happened to natural selection? The good news is that now this jackass won't be procreating. Warning labels are one of the biggest kinks in evolution that there is. If there had been warning labels back in the days of the dinosaurs, we might not be here today. "Warning: Big meteor might hit earth, live underground" eh... Fact is, know what you're getting into. Everyone is responsible for their own actions, and no one should be punished unless they DIRECTLY caused harm to another person or business entity. Sony did not put a gun up to this kid's head, in fact, Sony didn't even suggest that the kid think about suicide. This kid was a product of natural selection, pure and simple. He didn't have what it took to procreate, so he didn't procreate.
wackyballs
Thats bullshit, My parents may have taught me right from wrong, but when i got a certain age (around 15) I began to think for myself, I figured out what REALLY was right and wrong.
If you made those decisions at 15, they were probably wrong. Nobody's qualified to construct a moral framework at that age.