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Venezuela Bans Hostile Videogames and Toys
An anonymous reader writes "In an effort to 'help improve child education and prevent misconduct,' the Venezuelan government began enforcing a law on March 3rd banning war videogames and toys, imposing a fine and 2.5 years in prison on the production, distribution, sale, hiring and use of video games and toys inciting violent behavior. Alberto Federico Ravell, former director of opposing news network Globovision, has already come on twitter denouncing the authorities for seizing imported Gameboy, Wii and PlayStation 3 consoles, due to considering them violent."
How about as a parent you watch your fucking kids and leave everyone else alone?
As a parent, you seem to be a reactionary retard that applauds "For the Children" campaigns mindlessly w/o considering the true motives of the people behind it nor the true societal burden/value of your perceived ideeal solution.
I would venture on the whole of society, violent games have a cathartic effect rather than a columbine one. Humans don't like rainbows and everyone being happy, they are attracted to violence and strife. If the games don't give it to them, they'll turn elsewhere.
> When a country with a lot of wealth has 70% of its population living in poverty, a redistributionist left-wing regime is going to be the inevitable result in a democracy...
Which is the #1 problem with Democracy and one the US Founding Fathers understood perfectly. Which was why they wisely gave us a Republic instead of a Democracy. Then we failed to keep it and the goddamn Democrats took over.
Democrat delenda est
You are more than welcome to think what you want. Please explain this: Youth violence is at its lowest levels in a long time.
Stop Global Warming!
Just say no to irreversible processes!
Im Venezuelan, living in Venezuela too and you are a chavista (a Chavez comrade). Mr Ravell said "Seniat decomisa en Maiquetia Gameboys,Wii, Playstation que consideran violentos.Padres arre...niños llorando!" The Venezuelan IRS seize consoles.. parents very upset and children crying. Are you in the Maiquetia (venezuelan Airport)? Are you sure this is a lie? Of couse not, you are a chavista and anything Mr Ravell said is a lie according to you.
It amuses me how all these oh-so-self-righteous assholes post as Anonymous Cowards so that they can still down-mod the very posts they are replying to. Gives one a rather good feeling as to the sort of players involved in these political "debates" ...
They are apparently too stupid to figure out that all they are doing is putting their own malignant souls on public display and bolstering their opponents argument by such splendid example.