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German Minister Seeks Jail Time For FPS Players

Posted by Zonk on from the all-i-did-was-a-little-fragging dept.

GamePolitics has the somewhat unbelievable news that German Minister of the Interior Gunther Beckstein is seeking jail time for violent game developers, publishers, and players. MSNBC has further coverage of the issue, which has pro gamers in Germany quite worried. From the article: "The draft law, a reaction to a school shooting that shook German public opinion last month, will come before the upper house of parliament next year. But it is already sending shockwaves through the 2m-strong German online gaming community. 'We have among the most drastic censorship rules for games,' said Frank Sliwka, head of the Deutsche E-Sport Bund, an umbrella federation for German online gaming teams. 'Now we are being labelled as a breeding ground for unstable, dysfunctional and violent youngsters.'"

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  1. Euh by tsa · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I wanted to post an intelligent phrase here but all I can come up with is de doo doo doo, de da da da...

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    1. Re:Euh by ZDRuX · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      God damnit! Someone ALWAYS beats me to it!

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  2. Germany of all places. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sorry but I keep thinking about the Reformation and the truth(s) that brought to the world. Maybe Germany is a good example: the church (form of state) and state (State by military) should remain seperate.

    I'm a HUGE fan of the Reformation (Calvinist) and Abraham Kuyper had some words to shed on this discussion.

    Basically he said if your circle of influence doesn't allow punishment, never seek it. That's a bit of a gross restatement but in the case of this minister, he isn't about the law. He's about Grace and every freaking Lutheran should know that.

  3. Re:It's all the games' fault! by iwan-nl · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Come on mods, parent deserves a Funny!

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  4. Re:Kinda funny because... by Dr.Syshalt · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's funny how talking about personal responsibility is modded as "troll" on Slashdot...