Jail for cruelty on videogame characters

corronchilejano · Post by **corronchilejano** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:52 am

http://au.gamespot.com/news/6163059.htm ... ws;title;0

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:26 am

Those crazy Germans....

Post by **Agozer** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:12 am

The proposed legislation makes the future for German game companies unclear. One company, Far Cry and Crysis developer Crytek, has already made known its plans to relocate to another country should the any legislation of this kind be made law.

Yeah, that's probably for the best.

Those crazy germans.[/echo]

Bahamut · Post by **Bahamut** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:33 pm

well i dont blame the companies for leaving the country if it happens, but it seems pretty crazy to me, video games can have a affect on you, but only if you play them overkill in my opinion.

prehaps it is for the best, but i want more substansial proof that videogames were one of the main causes of the shootings before i agree

if u play games in moderation, then nothing of that sort should happen, and if you cant help yourself then your family or friends should be

im just glad i dont live in germany

blackmyst · Post by **blackmyst** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:12 pm

Bahamut wrote:prehaps it is for the best

Oh, god, no man. No.

NO

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:13 pm

It certainly has nothing to do with people living in Germany.

It is all about people being douchebags when not knowing the difference between fiction and reality.

blackmyst wrote:
Bahamut wrote:prehaps it is for the best
Oh, god, no man. No.

NO

I couldn't tell if that was from the horrible spelling or the headbanging commentary.

blackmyst · Post by **blackmyst** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:28 pm

I just don't know anymore.

Though really, if it was the spelling I would have picked one of his honest to god linguistical stupidities instead of a typographical error.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:17 pm

Don't we all love Bahamut!?

Starman Ghost · Post by **Starman Ghost** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:39 pm

This is pretty retarded. What the hell is wrong with people?

Mark57Raider · Post by **Mark57Raider** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:29 pm

I can see why the Nazi sign would be banned in Germany though, I figure they should get arrested for making a video game with the Nazi sign in Germany. As for people getting arrested for shooting a video game character, that's just dumb.

creaothceann · Post by **creaothceann** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:16 am

Bahamut wrote:well i dont blame the companies for leaving the country if it happens, but it seems pretty crazy to me, video games can have a affect on you, but only if you play them overkill

No. Just no.

Sure, gaming can temporarily alter your impression of the world around you (eg. after playing a fast-paced racing game), or cause automatic responses because you're still reacting in "game mode" and haven't switched over to real life yet.

But the systematic planning and execution of a killing spree is a completely different thing. You have to be fucked up already from the inside to actually do that. I don't believe gaming can change you like that, ever.

Bahamut wrote:im just glad i dont live in germany

...

Neo Kaiser · Post by **Neo Kaiser** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:53 am

Why the German people don't fight for their rights?

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:18 am

Neo Kaiser wrote:Why the German people don't fight for their rights?

TO PAAAAAAARTY!

Post by **Agozer** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:27 am

Neo Kaiser wrote:Why the German people don't fight for their rights?

I'd like to know that as well.

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:42 am

creaothceann wrote:
Bahamut wrote:im just glad i dont live in germany
...

I'm sure if someone gave creaothceann a panzerfaust... Bahamut only gets a 5 second headstart...

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:48 am

Agozer wrote:
Neo Kaiser wrote:Why the German people don't fight for their rights?
I'd like to know that as well.

I guess that the German people have more important things to "fight" for than videogame regulation.

Bahamut · Post by **Bahamut** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:51 am

Sorry about the spelling mistake (the result of too many late nights I suppose)

Maybe they should just ban games they think are inapropriate entirely?

Its definitely better then sending someone to prison for "killing" a "person" in a videogame

corronchilejano · Post by **corronchilejano** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:27 am

Bahamut wrote:Sorry about the spelling mistake (the result of too many late nights I suppose)

Maybe they should just ban games they think are inapropriate entirely?

Its definitely better then sending someone to prison for "killing" a "person" in a videogame

That's what someone in the REAL world would do.

But since like 10 years ago, earth is no longer a real world...

Vault Dweller · Post by **Vault Dweller** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:40 am

Earth hasn't been the "real world" since the 70's, too many fumes from too many drugs still floating around.

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:48 am

Bahamut wrote:Sorry about the spelling mistake (the result of too many late nights I suppose)

Maybe they should just ban games they think are inapropriate entirely?

Its definitely better then sending someone to prison for "killing" a "person" in a videogame

i don't think you actually read the story. i vote for stopping before you dig yourself any deeper.

Post by **Agozer** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:02 am

Joe Camacho wrote:
Agozer wrote:
Neo Kaiser wrote:Why the German people don't fight for their rights?
I'd like to know that as well.
I guess that the German people have more important things to "fight" for than videogame regulation.

True, but I think they should still fight against video game regulation as well.

Bahamut · Post by **Bahamut** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:38 pm

No i have read the article twice.

I vote for you to tell me your own opinion on the article, before you blow off mine.

Bahamut · Post by **Bahamut** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:38 pm

But what would be considered cruelty?

If you had to hit or shoot a human enemy multiple times to kill it, would that be considered cruelty?

If you killed another human enemy in one attack would that be different because you gave it a quick and painless death?

This law just covers too wide a spectrum to be effective.

Earth hasn't been the "real world" since the 70's, too many fumes from too many drugs still floating around.

Too true, too true...

Nightcrawler · Post by **Nightcrawler** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:10 pm

HELLO WORLD:

PLEASE GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS AND STOP BLAMING VIDEO GAMES FOR THE CAUSE OF ALL VIOLENT CRIMES!

It's sickening, really. People just need something other than themselves to point the blame finger on and take out their aggression from their own pitiful meaningless lives.

Maybe if they tried venting by playing a video games, they wouldn't have to propose such stupid legislation.

Johan_H · Post by **Johan_H** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:14 pm

Neo Kaiser wrote:Why the German people don't fight for their rights?

They did that in the forties and it didn't work out then.

Mark57Raider wrote:I can see why the Nazi sign would be banned in Germany though

Why? People don't become nazis by looking at a swastika. At least not more in Germany than anywhere else.