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Games Irrationally Connected To Violence
GamePolitics reports on a story of confusion and misunderstanding in Florida. A flyer made from the Zombie Survival Guide was found near a school. Police have, naturally, leapt to the conclusion that the makers of the flyer are threatening violence against schoolchildren and are videogame players. From the article: "Although the Democrat reports that 'Zombie' is a video game, GP is not so sure. There are plenty of games based on zombies, of course, but we can't recall a single one actually named 'Zombie.' 'This underscores the importance of parents knowing what their kids are doing online,' school superintendent Bill Montford said. 'This should be a wake-up call to parents. Students shouldn't be involved in games where people are being shot.'"
Maybe the government should sue Nintendo for all the kids hopped up on mushrooms.
Oh wait....
Your child could be reading The Onion at this very moment...exposing thier tiny, unformed brain to a world of raw, hardcore comedy. Take action now! Before it's too late!
All these people in a position of authority being quoted talking about something they know nothing about... it reminds me of Brass Eye, where celebrities and politicians (is there a difference any more?) were filmed warning about the dangers of a fictional drug called "cake" that affected an area of the brain called Shatner's Basoon, and warning people that paedophiles were using an area of the Internet the size of Ireland. They unquestioningly accepted what they were told and were happy to lend their own authority to the matter by repeating it to the public, merely because it was in the name of a good cause.
I think the quality of journalism would skyrocket if one simply thing were to happen: people who don't know what they are talking about should just be quiet.
Bogtha Bogtha Bogtha
It's a good thing they caught this one so early. I would hate to think about the hate crimes that would have been committed against the living-impaired if they let this horrendous flier keep circulating.
Zombies are not people , they are the living dead . Perhaps controlled a parasitic virus or an ancient sorcerers curse.
how to shoot Zombies is something all children must learn , I would far rather my 240000 kids learn how to blow their heads off with a shotgun than have the lot of them get infected and turn undead themselves.
These moralists are endangering all the nations of the world , we must educate our children now or risk the Zombie plague.
I HAVE SEEN IT , just watch Night of the living dead, it could happen people .
We are in a zombie amber alert , vigilance will secure our liberty.
The only things certain in war are Propaganda and Death. You can never be sure which is which though
The proper term is Undead-American.
That's just racist. How dare you say we're undead, as if we aren't as good as the dead? Jesus Christ, it even ostracizes us from our bretheren the living. We prefer the more positive term Reanimated-American.
Only other Reanimated-Americans are allowed to use the word Undead, not the living.