Germany May Ban Counter Strike

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CNN Article


The killing has prompted Germany to question the wisdom of its gun laws under which 10 million weapons are legally held.

It has also led to calls for tighter rules on violent computer games.

According to Der Spiegel news magazine, Steinhauser spent much of his time playing violent computer video games. His favourite was called "Counterstrike" in which anti-terror units wearing masks battle each other to death.

 

[SuperTool]

And also it offends the terrorists living in Germany

 

[notfred]

gotta love reactionary legislation

 

[oLLie]

Yeah that's gonna work

 

[Red Dawn]

I'm not German so I could care less.

 

[Legendary]

<< gotta love reactionary legislation >>



Amen. :Q:disgust:

 

[Cyberian]

Well, that sure didn't take long.

 

[PsychoAndy]

*sigh* and they throw the blame on computer games once again. Joe Lieberman should be coming around soon...

 

[Cattlegod]

wow, they are about 7-10 years behind us on this issue.

 

[DaiShan]

<< I'm not German so I could care less. >>



agreed, The US normally doesn't look to germany for legal precedent..

 

[b0mbrman]

Really? I'm not German so I couldn't* care less

 

[Red Dawn]

<< Really? I'm not German so I couldn't* care less >>

Your Anal Retentiveness bellies that fact.

 

[fatbaby]

Is this because of that incident in the school where the "masked" (from the article:

<< anti-terror units wearing masks >>

) student shot up a lot of people at his school?

 

[datalink7]

<< I'm not German so I could care less. >>



"First they arrested the Communists -- but I was not a Communist, so I did nothing. Then they came for the Social Democrats, but I was not a Social Democrat, so I did nothing. Then they arrested the trade unionists -- and I did nothing because I was not one. And then they came for the Jews and the Catholics, but I was neither a Jew nor a Catholic and I did nothing. At last they came and arrested me -- and there was no one left to do anything about it."
Rev Martin Niemoller (Nazi Prison Survivor)

 

[Red Dawn]

<<
"First they arrested the Communists -- but I was not a Communist, so I did nothing. Then they came for the Social Democrats, but I was not a Social Democrat, so I did nothing. Then they arrested the trade unionists -- and I did nothing because I was not one. And then they came for the Jews and the Catholics, but I was neither a Jew nor a Catholic and I did nothing. At last they came and arrested me -- and there was no one left to do anything about it."
Rev Martin Niemoller (Nazi Prison Survivor)

>>

Save it for an appropriate situation.

 

[spanky]

how could they ban CS? u mean like not import it anymore? hehe...

 

[nihil]

<<

<< I'm not German so I could care less. >>



"First they arrested the Communists -- but I was not a Communist, so I did nothing. Then they came for the Social Democrats, but I was not a Social Democrat, so I did nothing. Then they arrested the trade unionists -- and I did nothing because I was not one. And then they came for the Jews and the Catholics, but I was neither a Jew nor a Catholic and I did nothing. At last they came and arrested me -- and there was no one left to do anything about it."
Rev Martin Niemoller (Nazi Prison Survivor) >>



please cite the relevance of this quote to this particular topic, other than issues of ethnicity. thanks.

 

[911paramedic]

<< Is this because of that incident in the school where the "masked" (from the article:

<< anti-terror units wearing masks >>

) student shot up a lot of people at his school? >>



Where they bunnyhopping when they shot up the school??

This is just crazy.

 

[nihil]

<<

<< Is this because of that incident in the school where the "masked" (from the article:

<< anti-terror units wearing masks >>

) student shot up a lot of people at his school? >>



Where they bunnyhopping when they shot up the school??

This is just crazy. >>



reminds me of the whole doom and columbine thing. but look what happened with that? not much, we still have plenty of fun, gory games that are released everyday.

don't hate the games, hate the player.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Banning violent computer games does not stop violent people from being violent, as well as making a nonviolent person violent.

I was playing CIV 3 the other day, however, and must admit I have a strong desire to invade Persia.

 

[fatalbert]

<< Banning violent computer games does not stop violent people from being violent, as well as making a nonviolent person violent.

I was playing CIV 3 the other day, however, and must admit I have a strong desire to invade Persia. >>



LMAO

 

[Valhalla1]

c:\> deltree /y c:\program files\counter-strike
c:\> iexplore.exe www.urbaterror.net

 

[fatbaby]

<< Banning violent computer games does not stop violent people from being violent, as well as making a nonviolent person violent.

I was playing CIV 3 the other day, however, and must admit I have a strong desire to invade Persia. >>



When i was playing civ 3, i had a strong desire to look like the way queen elizabeth looks in civ 3

 

[gopunk]

in which anti-terror units wearing masks battle each other to death.

not quite...

 

[Supermercado]

How is it possible to ban an entire country from playing a game? You don't even have to buy the game, so stopping sales of it won't stop it from being played.