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Games That Shoot Back
syousef writes "A shooting game that shoots back, delivering electric shocks through the player's hips when they're shot, is being used for recruitment (Hey shooting people is fun) and training by the U.S. military. There's talk of developing it into a PC game. Here's a quote from the article: 'It has the same power as a stun gun. It knocks you down. You have to continue to work through the pain and keep on fighting, as that is what you need to do - to keep on fighting even when wounded.' I guess in Soviet America, games shoot you. How many law suits would this cause based on unknown heart conditions? I also hope there's some sort of built-in safety in case the thing starts to zap you repeatedly. (Deadly endless loop, anyone?)"
"Hey shooting people is fun"
/. editors? Moderators this isn't a troll nor is it flamebait. I'm simply pointing out that this is a damn stupid comment to make because the context the comment was in pertains to shooting people in the real world, as in the military, not in a video game sense.
And you Americans wonder why the rest of the world thinks of you as ignorant, violent and lacking responsibility.
How the fuck did this comment get past the