Town Holds Violent Videogame Buyback Program

[TheRookie8]

Everyone who owns a violent videogame already has their mind made up.

Ah, so you don't think that a person already exposed to violent videogames is capable of changing their opinion of them?

 

[Singularly Datarific]

How long until this thread turns into another fucking gun debate?

I saw the thread and gave it about four seconds. Wasn't off much 0.o

Well, chances are the buyback gets better rates than Gamestop. Wonder if you had a decent label maker and some spare cases you could profit offa this...

 

[Zipa]

Well at least someone will finally buy homefront.

 

[jibjab963]

I heard they we're paying $25 a game. If so here's a plan you should exploit.

1. Go to local used game shop
2. Buy every cheap $5-10 violent game you can
3. Turn in for $25 each
4. Repeat till you got ALL THE MONEY!!!!!

 

[LordNerevar]

*sigh* dumb-asses make wanna cry

Nice string of faceless new users there.

"Dumb-asses make wanna cry" ? Mkay. Go back to your hole.

All those avatar-less people except 1 have been around longer than you. One of them has been around since 2007, and lots of users without avatars are well known.

You seem especially angry at them for no good reason.

I was referring to the dumb-asses holding the buyback, and others who try blame video games for violence..... not as it would seem you thought i meant the people posting on this forum. A little misunderstanding, no hard feelings

 

[yundex]

I'm surprised you didn't go full on insanity and suggest putting CCTV cameras in peoples houses like they do in Britain.

eh? There is no CCTV in my home nor in the homes of anyone i know. The UK may be tighter on these things that some other places but its not quite some sort of Orwellian nightmare world

http://www.globalresearch.ca/britain-cctv-surveillance-into-thousands-of-british-homes/14588

I also worded my previous post incorrectly, it should have been "like they want to do in britain".

 

[Suave Charlie]

http://www.globalresearch.ca/britain-cctv-surveillance-into-thousands-of-british-homes/14588

I also worded my previous post incorrectly, it should have been "like they want to do in britain".

I'd say the context is pretty important here. This is just a step up from the ankle monitors on people who are on probation, not just random snooping like the article title implies.

Also, see the date of the article, yeah we have a different government now, this guy isn't in it.

 

[chiefohara]

The whole exercise seems kind of pointless.

local gamers should do the decent thing and explain to these people that they are just wasting their time and money.

A violent computer game isnt a gun, it has a limited sphere of influence before the gamer loses interest, or buys a newer version or sequel of it. By that point the damage (as i would assume these people would view it) is already done. The game has already had its influence on the consumer and is being discarded because they are already bored of it.

Simply Pointing out the second hand selection in the local gamestop would be enough

 

[Nouw]

I heard they we're paying $25 a game. If so here's a plan you should exploit.

1. Go to local used game shop
2. Buy every cheap $5-10 violent game you can
3. Turn in for $25 each
4. Repeat till you got ALL THE MONEY!!!!!

I like the way you think, we need more people like you. Someone should totally do this if they're in the area.

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

Wont make any difference, they did this with a gun amnesty and a similiar one for knives in the UK. People just hand in their there crappy old guns for cash and can buy a brand new one. lol. Same with this, depending on prices it might be better to sell your old games here than on amazon.

The thing that annoys me is that the miss the point. An that point is that games are rated for age same as movies. You cant blame that a violent game made your 10 year old violent when your the parent and allowed him to play it. Its like blaming alcohal when your 10 year old comes home drunk......he shouldnt be drinking it in the first place.

All gamers sympathise with the parents of the victims. But surely someone must see the link that the murderer was surrounded by guns his whole life......now do you think its conceivable that being surrounded by weapons that kill 24/7 could have effected him as well?

 

[Therumancer]

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Would you please, please take a reality check here? Neither your freedom of speech nor the freedom of speech of any violent video game maker has been jeopardized one iota. In fact, by bringing up violence as a response, you're at risk of silencing the freedom of speech of the participants of this event.

You know what this reminds me of? There's a certain strain of Christian fundamentalists who are so myopic in their view of the world that they invent fantasies of being oppressed by the rest of society, and believe in these fantasies so fervently that just as you've mentioned violence as a response, they would pre-emptively curtail the rights of non-Christians out of some delusional fear that their own rights are just moments away from being denied.

Relax. Breathe. Put the railgun down. They aren't coming for you in the night just because you play video games.

I disagree. Just because a movement is passive and non-violent to begin with does not mean it represents a danger. In this case when the bottom line is to say video games (a form of speech) are wrong, it doesn't matter so much on the specifics they happen to be using. When you let things like this go, they snowball and tend to become an increasingly larger problem. It's happened before with things like comics, music, and PnP RPGs. One day it's some concerned mothers at a sewing circle, then it's a public demonstration, then you've got TV appearances, Jack Chic pamphlets, and kids getting expelled for having a "Dragonlance" novel in his knapsack.

Also note, I didn't say violence was needed, just something that should nessicarly be off the table if things go further. I'm not exactly donning kevlar and heading out for a shooting rampage.

You joke, but understand also that there have been cases where people have come for those interested in undesirable media in the night. "Deprogramming" can be a big business, and reform/military schools can make a small fortune off of "curing" kids of their addictions to undesirable music and similar things. It's not as common as it once was, but the bottom line is that if you let this kind of thing go, you eventually wind up going to all kinds of dark places.

The thing is that being passive and non-aggressive isn't always the right desician, that just encourages movements that what they are doing is working, and it encourages them to go further if they manage to garner more attention. Sometimes, at a certain point, the best solution is to give them the bad guy they so desperatly wanted, scare the hell out of them, and then take the approach that if you leave us alone, we'll leave you alone. That won't work once a movement gets big enough, but you can stop some at a smaller level.

At the end of the day it's still a "wait and see" kind of thing right now.

Implying I'm detached from reality of delusional is a luxury you have, being someone who I assume has never been harassed over a D&D book, or a casette tape.

Truthfully the most delusional part is even implying that you might be able to get something going though. To be frank the whole reason why gamers are a target is because we aren't organized and don't rally well. One person acting couldn't get this done if it came to that, you'd need several. Knowing the limitations means I am kind of talking crap for parts of this (which I admit) but that doesn't mean the principle is at all deranged or invalid.

 

[Headdrivehardscrew]

Hmm. I wonder what their prices are. Time to turn in those old N64 games.

Aye, pretty much my first thought. Can't find the exchange rate or the value of those sponsored gift certificates, though.

I have issues with people wanting to protect their children from violent video games. If they really cared, how comes their 12-year old minors are playing games that are rated M for, you know, MATURE?

 

[Headdrivehardscrew]

I heard they we're paying $25 a game. If so here's a plan you should exploit.

1. Go to local used game shop
2. Buy every cheap $5-10 violent game you can
3. Turn in for $25 each
4. Repeat till you got ALL THE MONEY!!!!!

One minor fault in your logic. They're not handing out hard cash. They're handing out gift certificates. You know, like those food stamps or other great socialist ideas.

I wouldn't mind if I could amass hundreds of dollars in $25 'certificates' that I could use all over town, be it for food or whatever daily needs I might have.

Browsing through the Southington Chamber of Commerce register @ http://www.southingtoncoc.com/templates/business_directory.cfm?letter=A I find a whole lot of places that I might want to throw my violent game censorship appreciation tokens at, but, as of now, I have absolutely no idea who amongst them actually takes part in this stunt. If I only get ice cream or religious supplies, it's not that cool a deal, methinks.

Beyond that, it smells of burning books, really. And a Good Guy? strategy to stimulate the local market.

 

[pppppppppppppppppp]

So what are they going to do with all the accumulated buy backs. Book err Game burning anyone?

Obviously they're going to hold the most hypocritical school fundraiser in the history of EVER. Duh.

Then they'll use the profits to buy back even more games, and soon enough they'll basically be Gamestop