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New Video Game Recreates Kennedy Assassination

Posted by michael on from the showed-what-one-motivated-marine-and-his-rifle-can-do dept.

theodp writes "Lee Harvey Oswald-wannabes will be able to simulate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy when Traffic Games releases the $9.99 JFK Reloaded on Monday to coincide with the 41st anniversary of Kennedy's murder in Dallas. 'It is despicable,' said a spokesman for Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, the late president's brother."

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  1. Journalistic Standards in Web News Sites by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Journalistic Standards in Web News Sites: Are They Adequate?

    "...Additionally, there is a valid concern about ego-based censorship at Slashdot. Generally, Rob, Jeff, and most of the other editors are above this sort of thing. Allegations of it crop up from time to time, though, especially in connection with editor Michael Sims, who has been accused of misusing his administrative powers to down-moderate even high-scoring comments to -1 if he didn't like them. Even away from Slashdot, he attracts allegations of misconduct. One recent striking example is Seth Finkelstein's article on the apparent death of the censorware.org site, which Mr. Finkelstein attributes directly to Mr. Sims' out-of-control ego. (Read the article for yourself for details.) This particular example has nothing to do with Slashdot, but it bears on Slashdot to the extent that we may wonder about the integrity of a site that allows such a person on its editorial staff..."

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    1. Re:Journalistic Standards in Web News Sites by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Posting anonymously because, you know, but my user name is ZackSchil. I've actually seen this done to massive discussion threads, suddenly all modded down to -1 offtopic, even though many comments had already been rated +5 or above by community mods. Whole threads longer than 20 or even 30 posts have been shot down all at once. It's really unnerving to expect a friendly, community moderated discussion and see that sort of stuff happen. Of course, by now the parent has been modded -1 offtopic but honestly, when will such a subject not be? Come on guys, let's demand some answers.

  2. Better Game: Winning the War Against China by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    A better game would be the following. Take advantage of the large mainland Chinese community in Canada. Many of the folks in that community are the children of officials in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Befriend these privileged children and determine their home addresses in mainland China.

    Then, send some Western vigilantes to mainland China to kill the CCP officials. Killing Hu Jintao, the leader of China, garners 1000 bonus points.

  3. "They Hate Us For Our Freedom!" by Cryofan · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    When is it going to dawn on Americans that we are FAR from being as free as our masters tell us we are?

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  4. Re:that's not really responsive by soft_guy · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    AFAIK most WWII games do not center on specific named individuals either.

    Hitler?

    Tojo?

    Patton?

    Montgomery?

    Romel?

    Macarthur?

    Churchill?

    I've seen WW2 games that refer to all of these people.

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    Avoid Missing Ball for High Score