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Stuart · 29-07-2004, 10:15

Another case of "Boy plays game, game depicts killing, boy murders therefore the game must be reponsible". This, IMO, is bull.

But, having said that, the game was an 18, so, legally at least, the murderer should not have had it. The game was an 18 for a reason.

When I worked for Blockbuster, all too often, a kid would come in, pick up the goriest horror film he (not being sexist, I can't actuall recall a girl doing this) could and bring it to the counter. I would, as I was legally required to, refuse to rent/sell it and he would leave the shop.

Two minutes later one of the boy's parents would come in and (after sometimes having a go at me for refusing to serve their little boy) rent/buy the same film.

29-07-2004, 10:15	#18
Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	Re: Game causes Murder Another case of "Boy plays game, game depicts killing, boy murders therefore the game must be reponsible". This, IMO, is bull. But, having said that, the game was an 18, so, legally at least, the murderer should not have had it. The game was an 18 for a reason. When I worked for Blockbuster, all too often, a kid would come in, pick up the goriest horror film he (not being sexist, I can't actuall recall a girl doing this) could and bring it to the counter. I would, as I was legally required to, refuse to rent/sell it and he would leave the shop. Two minutes later one of the boy's parents would come in and (after sometimes having a go at me for refusing to serve their little boy) rent/buy the same film.