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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. Beckstein by stefan999 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Beckstein is not interior minister of Germany, he is interior Minister of the German state Bavaria.

  2. He is not a member of the federal government. by wmb · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Beckstein is actually Minster of the Interior of the State of Bavaria. In American terms: In the State of Bavaria, he is Governor Stoiber's Secretary of Homeland Security.

    Beckstein is "well"-known for his "creative" views on security issues. Usually, he's all about fighting immigration, but since the last massacre in a German school (far away from Bavaria) he wants to outlaw Counterstrike & co.

  3. Re:It's all the games' fault! by WilliamSChips · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You know who else invoked Godwin's Law? Nazis.

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    Please, for the good of Humanity, vote Obama.