This is way off the topic of games but it bears on this discussion. I don't know if any of you heard on the news quite a while back about that lady that sued a McDonalds because she spilled a cup of hot coffee in her lap. She said they didn't tell her it was hot. In the words of the great Bill Engvall, here's your sign. I would think that the coffee was supposed to be hot. That's what people generally look for when they order a cup of coffee at a restaurant. Nobody told you to put the hot cup between your legs, where it was almost guaranteed to spill, particularly in a car, which is where that woman was at the time. The same thing applies, though differently, in games. Granted there are people who kill people because of the games they play but that does not in any way mean that every single person is going to behave the same way. That's why they have the rating system. It's the responsibility of the buyer, or the buyer's parents whatever the situation may be, to look at the rating and decide based on that information what to do.
It ain't pretty when the pretty leaves you with no place to go. >From: "Charles Rivard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Gamers Discussion list <[email protected]> >To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the negativity of santa claus in accessible games >Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 06:51:47 -0700 > >Well put, Tom. If people can only tell the difference between games and >real life and take responsibility for their own actions! Sheesh. Is it >the >fault of a gun or bullet manufacturer if their product operates as expected >when you point a loaded gun at someone and pull the trigger? No, duh?? >It's yours! The same idea applies in games. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 6:06 AM >Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the negativity of santa claus in accessible games > > > > Hi, Nicol, > > Don't worry no one is going to moderate you for giving an honest > > opinion. I felt you expressed yourself quite well. > > Now, as to the games you have a point a majority of the time the > > Christmas games out there are negative in nature. I am not just talking > > accessible games, but mainstream games as well. Many times they have > > themes of robbing Santa, shooting Santa, or something else along those > > lines. I' > > guess the reason is that mankind has a downright mean streak in us, and > > there is something fun about beating up on Saint Nick. As far as if it > > really effects how people in reality act psychologists and interest > > groups have been arguing over that point for years. It seams if someone > > buys a violent game, and kills someone later the psychologists etc then > > want to blame the game or violent contents for persons x behavior. > > Personally, I disagree, and feel a person still has a choice, and if you > > do the crime pay the time. > > I am basing this on my own mental state, and that is not the general > > public. I love war games allot, but that doesn't mean I'd really like to > > take up arms and fight, or kill people for real. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > > visit > > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > > any subscription changes via the web. > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] >To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can >visit >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >any subscription changes via the web. _________________________________________________________________ Share your special moments by uploading 500 photos per month to Windows Live Spaces http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://www.get.live.com/spaces/features _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
