German group urges gamers to trash "killer games"
Toss violent games in the trash, win a signed soccer jersey
German advocacy group Aktionsbündnis Amoklauf Winnenden -- or "Action Alliance," roughly translated -- is on a mission to banish violent games from Germany by rewarding gamers who toss their "killer games."
On Saturday, October 17, an event is being held in front of the Struttgart State Opera, during which gamers can participate by "donating" the violent games they own. No idea what the group plans to do with these contributions, but an individual will win a signed soccer jersey from the German national soccer team. Event promotional materials used the above image of a figure tossing a CD or DVD, derived from a similar propagandistic image urging Germans to ditch the swastika.
Numerous members of the Alliance are parents who've lost children during the tragic Winnenden shooting, when 17-year-old Tim Kretschmar went on a killing spree with his father's gun. The incident has since sparked numerous anti-video game campaigns in Germany.
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Oh I know why they don't --- because Shakespeare doesn't make an easy scapegoat to pin the ails of society upon.
I don't believe they've even tried to explain.
PSYCHOLOGICALPROBLEMS DO!
sorry for dubble post. had to fix that
Dragon Tamer888 is totally right,video games don't kill people,nor do guns,people kill people! Its not like video games or guns "brainwash" people to make them kill,they kill out of their own will!
http://www.neoseeker.com/news/10690-germany-bans-paintball-and-laser-tag-in-measures-against-illegal-firearms/
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