Exactly.
It is not like these people are advertising on Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network.
At 01:21 PM 5/7/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Who's impressionable??
>The age of the average gamer, and the majority of the gaming market now,
>believe it or not..is 18 and over.
>Research has shown that after age 5 or 7 children have matured enough to
>know the difference between right and wrong, real and imaginary.
>
>Do you know that one of the "proofs" that companies were advertising to
>minors, was the fact that sites such as www.gamespot.com or www.avault.com
>had advertisements for Quake and SOldier Of Fortune on their sites?
>The rationale, false and inane in my view..and specious at Best, was that
>these sites are accessible to minors and children..because they are 'game'
>sites?
>
>Why should my level of entertainment suffer because some morons might go out
>and shoot someone for reasons that have nothing to do with the game I want
>to play?
>
>Music was also thought to influence people to kill, or take their own life.
>Would you prefer your music be thoroughly censored so the only thing you
>hear on the radio is "Happy happy" songs and advertisements? (Ever seen that
>show with Stallone where he was revived in 2030 to fight Wesley Snipes? I
>forget the name..)
>
>Would you like to hear me singing,"Here comes the Muffin Man..the Muffin
>MAn..the Muffin Man!" every morning as a top Ten Single?
>
>Should the freedoms of the responsible majority be taken away because of the
>actions of an irresponsible minority?
>
>How do you feel about Communism?
>How do you feel about a Government controlling what you see and hear?
>
>Now its "Protecting the children".
>America has spent billions and billions of its tax payers money in a futile
>and ineffectual War On Drugs becase a group of housewives got scared when
>their kids were doing pot, and wanted the **government** to do something
>about it.
>
>Will the same thing now happen with our entertainment medias?
>
>When will those that know better, and are in a position to make a
>difference, stand and speak out against this ignorant majority?
>
>When did it become Politically Incorrect to dispel these myths and look at
>the cold hard facts and say that, "Hey..all the research has found that
>video games do not cause violence,and the children's parents have the final
>say as to what they should or should not play or watch."
>
>Where do the kids get the 50US to go purchase a video game?
>Where do they play it and on what?
>In some secret Alternate- Kid- dimension away from adult influence?
>
>And you know what the final nail in the coffin is for these new 'theories'
>on Columbine?
>School violence hasn't suddenly started in the US.
>It was present for several years in Inner-city public schools and so called
>'ghettoes' in the US.
>Never made the national news headlines.
>
>School violence has suddenly reached Middle and Upperclass America.
>Now suddenly its the fault of the Entertainment Industry.
>
>-Gel
>www.carigamer.com
>Island Gaming At Its Best!(tm)
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Nitterauer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
>But we should all question the character of any company that would condone
>the marketing of such games to impressionable people all in the name of
>making a profit. These people should use their talents in more positive
>pursuits.
>
>Jim Nitterauer
>
>
>
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