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Violent Games Blamed For German School Attack

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the games-killed-those-people dept.

Bret540 writes "A Reuters news story reports that German lawmakers are considering a crackdown on 'violent computer and simulated war games' because a youth decided to attack other students at his school. The young man was apparently already under police consideration for weapons-related violations, and was described as 'someone with no friends.'" From the article: "Wolfgang Bosbach, the deputy head of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) in parliament, said it was time to consider banning games that simulate wanton killing. 'We need effective guidelines to protect children from exposure to different types of media, but we don't need (simulated) killer games that can lead to brutalisation,' Bosbach was quoted on the Netzeitung news Web site as saying." InfoWorld has more details on the event as well.

8 of 135 comments (clear)

  1. *sound of door opening* by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    *door opens*

    GUTEN TAG!!! *ratta tatta tatta*

  2. Once, all the Germans were war-like, and mean by amliebsch · · Score: 3, Funny

    But that couldn't happen again.
    We taught them a lesson in 1918
    And they've hardly bothered us since then.

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    If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else.
  3. easy by arun_s · · Score: 3, Funny
    'We need effective guidelines to protect children from exposure to different types of media..'
    Its called Parenting for Dummies.
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    I can explain it for you, but I can't understand it for you.
    1. Re:easy by bugnuts · · Score: 2, Funny

      but ... if the parents are dummies, what will the kids who play videogames be?

      Oh, I know: smarter than the both of them :-)

  4. In further news... by The+Living+Fractal · · Score: 3, Funny

    Germany has banned "human nature" in hopes to put an end to violence. Results pending.

    TLF

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  5. Re:Life imitating art... by amliebsch · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ban religious books?
    I think you might have a good idea there...

    Sure, round them all up and toss them in the bonfire. We'll march around it and sing songs and chants! It'll be a fun time!

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    If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else.
  6. Ill Parenting Blamed For German School Attack by n1hilist · · Score: 4, Funny

    When I was 12 we got our first computer, a 386 and I started with the PC version of Mortal Kombat, then.. Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, Quake, yadda yadda, all the violent FPs, full of 'satanic' symbols, fowl language, blood, gore, sweat and more fun than you can shake a stick at. but I had parents that tought me the basis of right and wrong and what was real and not real. and I turned out just fine, except.. sometimes, when shopping in an over crowded mall I have fantasies about God mode, two Uzis and and unlimited ammo.

  7. Re:Are Germans So Weak Minded... by nczempin · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, we are all so weak-minded. In fact, "Jack Thompson"'s real name is Johann Müller.