German gov't considers jail time for gamers
 

[quote:bcb40]Proposed legislation targets pixelated mayhem and virtual violence; legislators consider acts of cruelty against "human-looking characters" as reason enough to fine, imprison.

Those found guilty of "cruel violence on humans or human-looking characters" could face fines or jail time of up to 12 months

The proposed legislation comes on the heels of a shooting on November 20 where an 18-year-old student went on a shooting rampage and wounded six people in his school before killing himself. Backers of the bill also point to the 2002 Erfurt massacre where another German student shot 13 people, according to the paper. Both incidents have been blamed in the media on violent games, and much has been written about the two shooters' fascination with games such as Half-Life: Counter-Strike.

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 any legislation of this kind be made law.[/quote:bcb40]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6163059.html

LOL wtf....and I suppose all those postal workers in the 80s were influenced by asteroids and pacman.

People go crazy. Games aren't the motive behind spree killers. God I hate it when people use videogames as a scapegoat for fucked up people.

ok ok...for killing someone in a game...you get jail time?

WTF...this world is cracked.

hmmm, wonder what they blamed before games,
Tom and Jerry comes to mind,

Hey you guys, I'm gonna go deck the shit out of dudes at my office cause I saw Terry Tate do it on TV, not because I have a diagnosed case of a mental illness that contributes to regular violent behavior.

Camcorder?

just don't sing any christmas carols, ya may piss off some jews, or atheists. happy:

i believe german games aren't allowed to have blood or gore in them either.

[quote="Simo Häyhä":d6f88]i believe german games aren't allowed to have blood or gore in them either.[/quote:d6f88]

i seem to remember they also banned the swastika in MOHAA