acdcfanbill Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=74329 video game tournament shut down by the school district because the game they were using, halo 2, is too violent. yea, who cares about people suffereing right now, unfounded tests show that its might be possible that video games might be responcible for violence among youth....
ET Warrior Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 That was a brilliant idea, and the people who canned it should be kicked in the face.
Chewbacco Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 I live near this school (about thirty miles away) and they seem to be really sensitive about these things that could get them sued! I would have let them do it if I saw those sigs from parents saying that it was okay. And that game was made about 10 miles away from the school. How does Microsoft feel about that?
Nerd_Annhilator Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 At my old elementary school my principal banned hangman because it was too violent, so he replaced it with a flower.
Tyrion Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 I went to a Christian activity night thing with one of my friends before, and they had Halo going on. So Halo 2 probably isn't all that violent...no more violent than foosball or dance dance revolution(it's better than DDR, actually...freaks....)
acdcfanbill Posted January 24, 2005 Author Posted January 24, 2005 if i was organizing it i would just move the venue to a community center. if the govt wants to be stupid, we can remove them from the equasion they will lose any possible food/beverage sales.
Nerd_Annhilator Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 We were actually playing Halo 2 at lunch once, principal walked by and didn't care one bit even though she probably saw all the blood and stuff. What the **** is with people with games...god.
Chewbacco Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 That is true, I was watching Saving Private Ryan at school and a teacher came up behind and commented what a good movie it was. And the teacher was an old woman! She saw when the heads were blown off the guys when they were on top of a tank. Gimme a break.
Acrylic Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 How do you play games and stuff at school? Do you carry your xboxes around with ya?
Kain Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 I really...really...really...really...really...really hate stupid people.
wassup Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 Anyone up for a Soldier of Fortune 2 tournament?
TiE23 Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 Hell at my school, one of the teachers/freshman moderator during a assembelly mentioned Halo 2 and a couple of kids cheered So not everyone who works at a school freaks out about violent video games. I think the principal even mentioned it once. TiE
ET Warrior Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 Originally posted by Acrylic How do you play games and stuff at school? Do you carry your xboxes around with ya? Brain implants.
TiE23 Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 Originally posted by wassup Anyone up for a Soldier of Fortune 2 tournament? Damn right! Icky TiE
Rogue15 Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 hahaha how stupid. too violent.....give me a break. this isn't nearly as half as violent as the turok series (RIP)
ZBomber Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 As long as they had a thing you needed signed by your parents, it woulda been fine..... My school is having some PS2 Madden football tourny. Pfft.
El Sitherino Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 Halo 2 is hardly violent. And I see no random violence encouraging going on. The game is about being a hero for goodness sake. A HERO!
TiE23 Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 Originally posted by InsaneSith Halo 2 is hardly violent. And I see no random violence encouraging going on. The game is about being a hero for goodness sake. A HERO! "But we must respect the religion of the non-existant covenant! Just because of their difference in religion we shouldn't kill them!" -That one person who was "hurt" by Halo and was threatening to sue if people didn't listen to him TiE
lukeiamyourdad Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 But the boys remind us that the district canceled Halloween celebrations because they were insensitive to the Wiccan religion. Ah how I love these crazy freaks...
jokemaster Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 What a bunch of freakin' idiots. I mean, even the parents signed off on the freakin' idea.
Shok_Tinoktin Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 Maybe they do have a point. I mean, violence has never been a good way to make people's lives better. Thats why we dont have war any more, right? I mean, obviously computer images of people in armor and aliens fighting is much worse, but still.
TiE23 Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 Yah, well the government is run by a bunch of monkeys. And this is a country that is so free that we can't even offend people cause its "against the law" AKA: A great subject to us to file law suits on. :-\ Who cares if we offend Wiccan people? Really, who cares if we offend one or two people because we dress up like witches? Jeez! Its not like parents say, "Hey Sally, you want to dress up like a Wiccan woman for Halloween?" TiE
Kain Posted January 25, 2005 Posted January 25, 2005 Originally posted by TiE 23 Who cares if we offend Wiccan people? Really, who cares if we offend one or two people because we dress up like witches? Jeez! Its not like parents say, "Hey Sally, you want to dress up like a Wiccan woman for Halloween?" TiE Wiccans care...I would assume. Of course, with the country based in Christian beliefs so deep it chokes me at night when I try and sleep that the common response is often the ignorant one:I.e: Who cares if we offend Wiccan people? Whether or not your a religious person, its just the way it is. And of course, I mean no offense. Of course, if you are offended I'm happy with that scenario as well. I am so off-topic.
wassup Posted January 25, 2005 Posted January 25, 2005 All judgement aside, it was in the school's power to cancel the tournament, as (I'm assuming) it was going to be held on school property. Now, if the seniors hosted the tournament at a LAN party or building off of school grounds, then the district would have no right to intervene.
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