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German Police Union Chief Wants Violent Game Ban After Shooting
A recent shooting in Germany has raised the ire of many politicians and officials, and they're turning to video games as a scapegoat after it was revealed that the shooter was a fan of Counterstrike and played Far Cry 2 the night before the rampage. First, a major retailer decided to drop mature-rated games altogether, and then the Minister for Social Affairs suggested restricting "addictive games," such as World of Warcraft, to adults only. Despite an unfavorable reaction from gamers and game developers alike, the chief of Germany's national police union has now spoken out against violent games as well, saying, "The world would be no poorer if there were no more killergames."
Seriously? This is completely ridiculous.
Why on earth are you saying that on slashdot? Do you think you have to convince anyone here? Why preach to the converted?
I know of a book with a lot of violent conflict in it. Oddly enough, it's the one book that right-wing fanatics think should be central part of K-12 public education in the USA.
The Bible.
You're right, the flamebait mod isn't deserved. TROLL would have been a better mod as your post was tangential to the topic at hand and written entirely to provoke a predictable response.