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Missouri Prisons Pull Violent Video Games

Posted by Zonk on from the kill-a-man-and-get-no-mario dept.

blueZhift writes "Missouri's most violent criminals will no longer be permitted to play violent video games that simulate the kind of offenses that resulted in their incarceration in the first place. Prison officials pulled the games, which included such killfests as Hitman: Contracts, once they were informed of their violent content. Science fiction and sports games were not pulled as part of the sweep, so more nerdy prisoners will not be affected by the changes."

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  1. Martha Stewart Omnimedia games titles too? by orthogonal · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Missouri's most violent criminals will no longer be permitted to play violent video games that simulate the kind of offenses that resulted in their incarceration...."

    OH NOES!1!!11!

    No more playing "Martha Stewart: Living" or "Martha Stewart: Baking and Basting for Bubbette" in prison anymore? That is cruel and unusual punishment!

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  2. In other news... by daeley · · Score: 3, Funny

    In other news, 387 prisoners in Missouri were shivved in separate incidents yesterday. Reports are conflicting at the moment, but assailants were overheard screaming things like "M*therf*cking Zergling Rushing F*ck!!!" and "I'll show you a m*therf*cking hat trick, b*tch!"

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    1. Re:In other news... by saintp · · Score: 4, Funny

      But then how would we oppress Black people!?!?!?

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  3. You'd have thought they'd realize this... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...when the prison administrator was asked to pick up a game called Grand Theft Auto.

  4. Time to go kill some people. by Xaviar21 · · Score: 3, Funny
    Oh man.. You get video games in prison?

    Free food, a free bed, and free video games.

    Why haven't I killed someone, yet?

  5. Re:The real question: by BTWR · · Score: 5, Funny
    it might end up being a choice vacation spot.

    Yeah - 3 square meals, no work, no rent, oh... and that pesky forced-anal-raping and beat-downs daily*. But hey - free cable and video games!

    *from my watchings of Oz - my skinny, white, jewish ass would last all of 45 seconds in a prison.

  6. You mean these games are violent? by MobyDisk · · Score: 4, Funny
    "We didn't closely review these," Dave Dormire, superintendent of the Jefferson City Correctional Center, told The Kansas City Star. "We were told these games had more like cartoon violence."
    How close do you need to look?

    Game Name: "Hitman: Contracts"
    ESRB Rating: Mature (17+) for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs
    Sounds coming from prison: "That !@#* warden Dormire is gonna get !$*#$!"

    Also note that the ESRB does explicitly label Cartoon Violence as opposed to Violence.

    I am amazed at how warning labels are ignored, even when they are simple and relevant! I bet I could put a label on something that says using it will kill you, and people would still buy it... Oh wait, they call that Tobacco!

  7. Nerds Aren't Violent by Chi+Hsuan+Men · · Score: 3, Funny

    > Jacqueline Helfgott said: "They're not afraid to engage in violence, unlike the nerd sitting in front of his computer."

    Funny, because I'm a nerd, and I have sudden urge to bitchslap someone.

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