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Cub Scouts To Offer Merit Pin For Video Gaming

Posted by samzenpus on from the be-prepared-to-play dept.

Hugh Pickens writes "Fox News reports that the Boy Scouts of America — a group founded on the principles of building character and improving physical fitness — have introduced merit pins for academic achievement in video gaming, a move that has child health experts atwitter. 'It could be quite visionary and exciting or it could be a complete sellout,' says Dr. Vic Strasburger. 'I don't see anything wrong with that as long as they're not playing first-person shooter games, violent games, games with a lot of sexual or drug content. The question is, who's going to supervise the scouts?' Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts can earn their pins by spending an hour a day playing games, teaching others how to play better, and researching the best price for games they'd like to buy."

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  1. Next: pins for first post. by Alex+Belits · · Score: 5, Funny

    n/t

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  2. Why the censure? by Thanshin · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't see anything wrong with that as long as they're not playing first-person shooter games, violent games, games with a lot of sexual or drug content.

    Stop the censure! I grew up with duke nukem and it had no bad consequences.

    And I'm all out of gum!

  3. Re:This is like printing money by Thanshin · · Score: 4, Funny

    1. Shakedown boys scouts for their video game pin. Mention something about getting the self defense belt loop so this doesn't happen again
    2. Put pin up on eBay

    1. Get boy scout.
    2. Put boy scout on craiglist.

  4. Re:Oh yeah by hairyfeet · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, as someone who has fired quite a few weapons while I can't say how bad the M16 would be, I pity the poor bastard that tries to fire a combat shotgun if the only experience is FPSs. Those bitches got some kick buddy!

    Not to mention if you let gamers with NO training loose on a battlefield I'm sure it would be like an article I read a few years back when a gamer mag took a couple of stoners from the mail room and put them on a tactical shooter (Sorry I can't find a link because I would LOVE to read it again) which went like this...

    OBJECTIVE..Rescue hostages from terrorists behind locked door...STRATEGY...Stoner A will blow door open with combat shotgun, Stoner B will throw in flash bang and follow Stoner A in an neutralize terrorists...WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED..Stoner A says "Are you ready" which causes Stoner B to drop a LIVE GRENADE instead of a flash bang, which of course drops at their feet. Stoner A panics and shoots Stoner B in the face, followed by both being blown to fuck. Terrorists stand behind the door and wonder what that noise was.

    Yeah, I don't really think the military would be well advised to let "XBox warriors" loose on the battlefield with nothing but their FPS "training" to back them up, not unless the goal is to try to make the enemy die laughing.

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  5. Re:Way to lower the credibility of Boy Scouts... by drooling-dog · · Score: 4, Funny

    And still no badge for masturbation. We'd all have made Eagle around here...