German Minister Seeks Jail Time For FPS Players

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.'"

Comments

searching for an answer down the wrong hole

[xshader]

Those that think the problem was violent video games are looking down the wrong hole and denying their violent cultural heritage.

Look at it from his side

[Plutonite]

Since most FPS games involving Germany have our boys killing loads of Jerries, the dude could understandably be pissed. I'm surprised he didn't use the word "terrorist" to describe those dang gamers.

I hope the US never does anything stupid like, say - invade another nation, prompting hundreds of future games where Yanks get their asses kicked.
Oh wait.