Fox news: "Sexbox" attracts child predators

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Hunde Des Krieg

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Daveman said:
Hunde Des Krieg said:
Yeah well that would be illegal, but probably justified as it's basically a Christian Rightist lie factory.
Jesus said it, it must be true!

But yeah, Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck scare the shit out of me.
Glenn Beck is like some kind of robot monster.
 

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Furburt said:
OH MY SWEET BLESSED LORD!


I need to go home, lock up all my daughters and beat my sons into submission for playing this horrible sex toy of a console!

Thanks Fox news, for warning me of this impending doom!
True that my enlightened brother!
 

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Random Argument Man said:
They're just saying "sexual predators" can harass you on Xbox live. They're not saying it's the devil's toy.

It's just a warning to report predators. Quit the jumping to conclusions.
I'd disagree, i don't think it's as simple as that.

Part of it is the language they use, examples being:

"sexual predator's playground", "often times the players are adult posing as kids"

You should also notice how while their are quotes saying "children are contacted by sex offenders through on line video games more often than parent's realized" and "The FBI says it's one of the fastest growing crimes". There are no facts or figures to back this up, essentially heresay. The FBI findings could be from 10 people to 20, which is massive increase as a percentage, but out of context means nothing.

When it comes to fox news, they are fear mongerers, not a reputable news source. I think our conclusions that yet again Fox news is having a nice little bash at videogames is perfectly acceptable :)
 

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I don't like obama, but i do want fox to SHUT THE FUCK UP about video games. the reason this happens to people is because they are too stupid to know who to talk to and who not to
 

Yopaz

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This is not new at all. The internet has been used for this for a long time and Xbox live is still internet. And I would like to see someone managing this using the Wii. You're matched randomly and you need to type in that awfully long friend code to add someone. I barely bother to add my friends. I guess this is news because it's just recently been brought to attention and yeah, it is horrible that it happens.

On a side note. My friend met a guy who wanted some web cam action with a girl. My friend didn't mind messing around with him and pretended to be a girl and flirted with him until he finally got a webcam and made a fake messenger profile. That guy freaked out big time...
 
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AndyFromMonday said:
Irridium said:
AndyFromMonday said:
It seems that we can't get Fox News to disappear by simply ignoring it. I think it's time to put plan B in action. Now, where can I find some nuclear warheads...
I hear China has some.

Perhaps we can infiltrate and steal them?
No, it's to dangerous. I suggest we steal the ones from Korea.
Good point...

I suggest we parachute in, you distract the guards, and I'll hijack the nukes. And if we have time we should enjoy some nice cookies and milk.
 

Psyclone

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If my memory serves me correctly, I believe they just did this topic not to long ago. Something about the DS's PictoChat being a new tool for child predators. Beware! Your children could be receiving crudely drawn MSPaint-esque penises via their GameBoys!
Are you sure that wasn't an ENN video?
 

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he cant, but i am sick of the knee-jerk reactions in this country.

if your kid is accosted by a creepy guy, CALL THE COPS, not a news station.

oh, and btw, it was an adult who got accosted, not a kid, so why couldnt the adult call the police
 

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Scrythe said:
EDIT: If my memory serves me correctly, I believe they just did this topic not to long ago. Something about the DS's PictoChat being a new tool for child predators. Beware! Your children could be receiving crudely drawn MSPaint-esque penises via their GameBoys!
But they're the ones sending them.
 

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Irridium said:
AndyFromMonday said:
Irridium said:
AndyFromMonday said:
It seems that we can't get Fox News to disappear by simply ignoring it. I think it's time to put plan B in action. Now, where can I find some nuclear warheads...
I hear China has some.

Perhaps we can infiltrate and steal them?
No, it's to dangerous. I suggest we steal the ones from Korea.
Good point...

I suggest we parachute in, you distract the guards, and I'll hijack the nukes. And if we have time we should enjoy some nice cookies and milk.
But where will we find rockets to launch the warheads? Where will we find an evil looking warehouse to store and build everything? WHERE WILL WE FIND EVIL HENCHMEN?! Ahh, screw it all. We're better off just assassinating them with sticks.
 

Scrythe

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Blair Bennett said:
Scrythe said:
EDIT: If my memory serves me correctly, I believe they just did this topic not to long ago. Something about the DS's PictoChat being a new tool for child predators. Beware! Your children could be receiving crudely drawn MSPaint-esque penises via their GameBoys!
But they're the ones sending them.
Except they're not, because it never fucking happened. It was Faux News ranting about how PictoChat is a "potential threat" to children. The penis joke was my own invention.
 
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AndyFromMonday said:
Irridium said:
AndyFromMonday said:
Irridium said:
AndyFromMonday said:
It seems that we can't get Fox News to disappear by simply ignoring it. I think it's time to put plan B in action. Now, where can I find some nuclear warheads...
I hear China has some.

Perhaps we can infiltrate and steal them?
No, it's to dangerous. I suggest we steal the ones from Korea.
Good point...

I suggest we parachute in, you distract the guards, and I'll hijack the nukes. And if we have time we should enjoy some nice cookies and milk.
But where will we find rockets to launch the warheads? Where will we find an evil looking warehouse to store and build everything? WHERE WILL WE FIND EVIL HENCHMEN?! Ahh, screw it all. We're better off just assassinating them with sticks.
...

Can we still parachute in? And eat cookies afterwards?
 

enzilewulf

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Haaa. Okay if your an idiot let me break it down for you if you get these messages. press (this is pretty hard please pay good attention) BLOCK COMMUNICATIONS.It might be hard to do but you will get the hang of it.
 
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See, you Americans only have Fox to feed you shit. We have all the tabloids.

Journalism in general needs regulation to at least TRY to tell the truth.
 

Chicago Ted

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Mimsofthedawg said:
Saucycardog said:
http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-xbox-predator-020110,0,5819922.story

I really, really want obama to pass a bill closing down this news station.
Not only is that illegal, but this is NOT Fox News. This is a "Fox Affiliate". If you really don't understand the vast difference, well, I'm disappointed.

My local Fox station is UNBELIEVABLY liberal.

My local NBC news station (NBC, if you don't know, is the most liberal mainstream station) is the most "fair and balanced" out of all of them.

Besides, I don't understand your issue here. Honestly, I'm not going to bash you for acting on your simple-minded bias against all things branded "fox." I think that your rhetoric in regards to this story stems from your absent minded belief that the media hates video games and will do anything to vilify them. Although I will agree with that, this story is not the place to present your case. It's completely justified, something parents should be aware of, and there's truth to it. They're not twisting the truth (unlike another popular incident where a Fox News anchor claimed Mass Effect had lesbian sex in it... when it only had lesbian references), or anything else - this is a legitimate problem/concern. This is just like trying to find a reason to fight.
Thank you, too many times do I find here that people just blatently speak out against anything Fox for the simple reason of the brand. While I personally don't like them too much, I find the hate they get, especially here, is extreme.

And I'm tired of people claiming that Obama should shut them down. Wake up and smell the freedom people! While I'm not American, I would lose a lot of faith in their system if I heard that a news station like Fox was shut down for what they showed. It's censorship, and starting down that road is a slippery slope.

Again, thank you for actually defending something like this, when I stopped bothering long ago for the hate I got.
 

Elurindel

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Hmmm, to give them credit, they actually showed parents who are actively looking out for their kids, and counselling basic safety instead of just burning the xbox and sending it away from buh-jaysus's green earth.
 

mezmerizer02

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I get it, totally a bad article, and uncalled for. Must have been a slow news day to write such an expose. But honestly, It's not just Fox News who reports like this. Local CBS and NBC stations love to write about things like this as well. It's all about ratings. SO go ahead and feed the machine, or do what I do and ignore the ridiculous articles out there.