Non-profit organisations are still a business too. They are in business to make money (donations), even though an estimation of 90% of donations go to operating costs and the leftover 10% actually goes to the relief efforts.
Plus, with the commercialization of other non-profit organisation items (Breast cancer: pink ribbons, pink hockey sticks, pink cadillacs), ARC's case doesn't sound convincing to the well-informed consumer/donor. Many other non-pro organistions have steered away from such promotional items and ventures because they detract from the original message rather than create awareness.
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When does the video game about raping women and kids, blowing up an elementary school filled with children and committing genocide against various races, cultures, and sexual orientations come out? What differentiates those acts from cold-blooded random killings? The severity of the penalties despite the length of the punishment? Or that those acts draw more concern because they affect us more as a nation rather than a random killing? Can it be that so called "freedom of speech" and "right of censorship" have altered our views of what's right and wrong? I can understand your Harry Potters, Spiderman, or Batman storylines (obvious good vs evil) are easier to comprehend, however random acts of violence like cold-blooded killing glorified in video games are just wrong.
When does the video game about raping women and kids, blowing up an elementary school filled with children and committing genocide against various races, cultures, and sexual orientations come out?
What differentiates those acts from cold-blooded random killings? The severity of the penalties despite the length of the punishment? Or that those acts draw more concern because they affect us more as a nation rather than a random killing?
Can it be that so called "freedom of speech" and "right of censorship" have altered our views of what's right and wrong?
I can understand your Harry Potters, Spiderman, or Batman storylines (obvious good vs evil) are easier to comprehend, however random acts of violence like cold-blooded killing glorified in video games are just wrong.
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Non-profit organisations are still a business too. They are in business to make money (donations), even though an estimation of 90% of donations go to operating costs and the leftover 10% actually goes to the relief efforts. Plus, with the commercialization of other non-profit organisation items (Breast cancer: pink ribbons, pink hockey sticks, pink cadillacs), ARC's case doesn't sound convincing to the well-informed consumer/donor. Many other non-pro organistions have steered away from such promotional items and ventures because they detract from the original message rather than create awareness.
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=238959&t hreshold=1&commentsort=1&mode=thread&cid=19584879
When does the video game about raping women and kids, blowing up an elementary school filled with children and committing genocide against various races, cultures, and sexual orientations come out? What differentiates those acts from cold-blooded random killings? The severity of the penalties despite the length of the punishment? Or that those acts draw more concern because they affect us more as a nation rather than a random killing? Can it be that so called "freedom of speech" and "right of censorship" have altered our views of what's right and wrong? I can understand your Harry Potters, Spiderman, or Batman storylines (obvious good vs evil) are easier to comprehend, however random acts of violence like cold-blooded killing glorified in video games are just wrong.
When does the video game about raping women and kids, blowing up an elementary school filled with children and committing genocide against various races, cultures, and sexual orientations come out? What differentiates those acts from cold-blooded random killings? The severity of the penalties despite the length of the punishment? Or that those acts draw more concern because they affect us more as a nation rather than a random killing? Can it be that so called "freedom of speech" and "right of censorship" have altered our views of what's right and wrong? I can understand your Harry Potters, Spiderman, or Batman storylines (obvious good vs evil) are easier to comprehend, however random acts of violence like cold-blooded killing glorified in video games are just wrong.