Bully Gets In Trouble With School

The Miami Dade school district is moving to pressure Rockstar games over its upcoming game Bully. From the Next Generation article: "Last Thursday, a board committee unanimously approved the resolution. A full board vote is expected this Wednesday. Rockstar issued a written statement to the Herald, which said, 'We all have different opinions about art and entertainment, but everyone agrees that real-life school violence is a serious issue which lacks easy answers.'"

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So what's this game about?

[91degrees]

I've not played it. Has anyone who doesn't work for Rockstar?

Problem lies with the parents

[Mr. Freeman]

OK, first off everyone take a look at this other article:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=25065
From that:
"Rockstar Games describes the upcoming title as one where gamers play a "troublesome schoolboy" who "stands up to bullies, gets picked on by teachers, plays pranks on malicious kids, wins or loses the girl, and ultimately learns to navigate the obstacles of the fictitious reform school.""

Side note: From personal experience I'd say that 90% of bullying is non-physical.

That said, it seems that this game might or might not increase the amount of bullying that goes on in schools.

Now, the problem lies, once again, with the school administration and the parents of the bullies, not with the game.

The parents of the bullies are willing to defend their child to the death with "well, it couldn't be my child, it was those other kids".

So naturally, the school administration chooses to obey the parents and not punish the bully. Assuming however, that the administration ignores the parent and tries to punish the bully in-school, you end up with that parent signing forms exempting the child from any type of punishment.