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London Gamers Shoot It Out In The Streets
ChocLinux writes "Gamers that take part in the Streetwars watergun assassination tournament in London could face arrest if they stalk their target in the tube. CNET has spoken to one gamer who has taken part in the tournament and disagreed that waterguns could be mistaken for firearms, as all contestants are using brightly-coloured super-soakers. He admitted that he narrowly missed being eliminated. 'Some guy tried to get me outside work, but he missed and fell off his bike,' he said. If the game isn't over by midnight on August 15, the remaining contestants will take part in a one week sudden death tournament." From the article: "You can hunt your target down any way you see fit; you can pose as a delivery person and jack them when they open the door, disguise yourself and take them out on the street, etc. If you are successful in your assassination attempt, the person you killed will give you their envelope and the person they were supposed to kill becomes your new target."
This is going to make me sound like quite the old curmudgeon, but...
Playing games with water pistols in a public place, with other people around (who more than likely don't want to be wet by you), is childish and rude. If you want to play with water guns, do it in your back yard or in a field somewhere.
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Called "Tag" or something like that. They used suction darts fired from real guns (not sure how that works) but it was pretty much the same concept. Hunt someone down, kill them, get their target. Play on until you're the last man standing.
(of course in the movie one guy started actually killing everyone else, and much stupidity ensued)
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What better possible way is there to fight "terror" than to openly have fun and enjoy life? If playing with brightly colored toy water squirters in Summer has become a punishable offense, all is finally lost.
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It should mean exactly that. It's set up so that the 100-150 players are in a ring, each has the next as a target, so by the time you get to someone that has you, you really should be the last man standing.
But to those that are about to read this thread, please remember that people below this post who think that with the "current political climate" this will get you shot are wrong. I live in London, I was hung over and woke up late missing the tube on the first bombings. and then got stuck at work the second time. And these are my experiences.
Firstly, I suspect it is mainly Americans posting - or at least I hope so - and I truly do not want to be mean, but Britain's culture is quiet different to yours. Our parents grew up in the blitz. And I grew up with the IRA bombings. Attacks on Civilians aren't new. They are a consequence of getting to live free. Just because people die - does not mean you give up your life and your freedoms.
The point I'm trying to make is that after the bombing attempt I had to walk across london to get home. Before I left we flipped from the (relatively) informative and calm BBC 24 news to CNN - and watched the presenters talk of the ""chaos" and "panic" as "millions of londoners" have "no possible way to get home".
As I crossed most of central london through most of the effected areas what did I see? I saw a roaring Taxi trade, and I saw hundreds of people standing around every pub I walkied past - drinking, laughing, talking.
CNN, by it's comments created fear across the country and the globe. But where it happened - there was no such thing. And the tubes were full the next day.
This is people playing with water pistols in one of the hottest summers London's ever had for fucks sake. It's more important than ever they play this stupid little game - rather than sit around in fear listening to the News as it lies to them.
Dislcaimer - I'm not talking about the Blitz spirit - or any of that crap, nor am I suggesting London would have handled 11/9 better. What I am saying is ignore the fear filled retoric spewing from the news. As I know first hand how accurate that is.
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Nice to hear someone not advocating fear.
Londeners still ride the tube, Bali is still one of Australia's most visited holiday destination. I cant speak for everyone but I am quiet happy not living my life in fear.
In case anyone hasnt caught on to this already, its called terrorism for a reason. The point of it is to make you afraid. Live in fear and hand them a victory.
Calling someone a "hater" only means you can not rationally rebut their argument.