Maine Group Calls for Modern Warfare 2 Ban

**Valigarmander** · 12-23-2009, 09:40 PM

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When the footage of Modern Warfare 2's "No Russian" level was leaked shortly before release, there was a fair amount of speculation about the outcry it would provoke. The Maine Christian Civic League has opted to add their voice by condemning the game's violence, saying that "any decent citizen" ought to ban it.

"There is a well-established cause and effect relationship between video games and school shootings, and parents of some of the victims have sued video game makers. Mercifully, our own state has been spared the occurrence of any school shootings, but the danger is growing with each passing day," the group wrote on their official site (via GamePolitics).

"The ready availability of drugs, violent video games, and outrageous rock music is a witch's brew which will eventually lead to tragedy here in Maine."

"All decent people should denounce the video game Modern Warfare 2; and join in opposing the sale and use of such games. Moreover, it may be time for Maine to begin a debate over the advisability of banning these games completely, giving due consideration to both the First Amendment, and the danger these violent games pose to the public."

The Maine Christian Civic League appears to be fairly active in Maine politics, taking a conservative stance on social issues. Their stance was echoed to some extent by Fox News, which suggested that there's "nothing to stop that kid from playing it and becoming a terrorist ... on a video game."

Cue ominous music. Modern Warfare 2 is available now.

Damn youngsters and their rock-and-roll CDs! They made God kill Oral Roberts!

ZeldaGirl · 12-23-2009, 11:21 PM

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"There is a well-established cause and effect relationship between video games and school shootings

Correlation FAIL

***Booyakasha*** · 12-23-2009, 11:50 PM

What a coincidence. They're calling for a ban on violent video games and rock music---I'm calling for a ban on sh*tty lazy parenting. "I can't be bothered to control my child's environment; I'd much rather have a Nanny Government that would do it all for me." Screw you, baldy. Screw every bit of you.

**LASER BEAR ASSAULT UNIT** · 12-24-2009, 01:05 AM

I've got this urge to go into my college and sap all thier PC's, disguse myself as the headmaster and backstab people.

***Booyakasha*** · 12-24-2009, 01:58 AM

Funny, I've been playing 'Pac-Man', and I don't have any untoward urges. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to run around in a maze and eat dots and ghosts for a bit.

Dizzy · 12-24-2009, 09:01 AM

But, Boo, there is a well-established cause and effect relationship between Pac-Man and childhood obesity!

***Booyakasha*** · 12-24-2009, 01:06 PM

When I hear the phrase 'well-established cause-and-effect relationship', it's usually in connection to one thing that leads to another in the vast majority of cases.

Random User · 12-24-2009, 02:22 PM

There's a reason they have ratings on the things.

Luigiman7 · 12-24-2009, 02:44 PM

Oh, come on. It's not that easy for children to get guns.

Or maybe it is in Maine. Who knows.

***Cosmonautical*** · 12-26-2009, 02:14 AM

Yeah, let's all just ignore that ratings system and pretend it doesn't exist.

Personally, every time someone insists that decreasing an imaginary increment of an imaginary amount of health of an imaginary person's life is akin to simulating actual hot-blooded violence, I want to punch them in the teeth and scream "HOW SIMILAR IS IT NOW?"

And this **** about school shootings? If people didn't treat kids like fifth-rate citizens in highschool, they might see less resentment for the establishment. Maybe if you started respecting them as people, ones who are capable of flipping out and shooting you, they'd start getting somewhere. Yeah, I've got your connection to shootings right here, straight from Seanbaby.com:

"Two members of the United States Navy savagely defend their hive's eggs in the documentary Doom."

PONIES · 12-26-2009, 02:20 AM

people love to hate video games...

Sim Kid · 12-26-2009, 07:48 PM

Ironically nobody seems to have anything against violent books. Shouldn't we be banning those too?

ZeldaGirl · 12-26-2009, 08:01 PM

^Lord, let's not even get into censorship about books. But believe me, it does happen...at least, people try to MAKE it happen.

Sim Kid · 12-26-2009, 08:31 PM

Yep but apparently, they aren't encouraging kids to SHOOT THE SCHOOL UP! :roll:

It's just a double standard I've noticed - apparently you're expanding your brain if you sit around reading books all day. Sit around playing video games, and you're just wasting time. I blame the whole "New Media is evil" mentality.

Panfan · 12-26-2009, 09:13 PM

^ I'm pretty sure Harry Potter has been blamed for a lot of stuff by crazy people.

Sim Kid · 12-26-2009, 09:36 PM

oh, the whole "Witchcraft" thing?

I don't think the real problem is an inability to discriminate between fiction and reality...I think it's the inability to realize that people CAN Discriminate between fiction and reality...

ZeldaGirl · 12-26-2009, 11:59 PM

This is my favorite incidence of attempted book banning:

Click to view video.

Just...amazing...

**Valigarmander** · 12-27-2009, 12:18 AM

^ How prophetic of the book.

Jesus · 12-27-2009, 04:05 PM

As a Maine resident, I know of this "group" very well. They were the ones who successfully put a ban on gay marriage recently here in Maine with their scare tactics. I think I made a topic about it sometime ago with what they were doing and how IT WORKED. That isn't to say that the government will listen to them this time and hold a vote for it. Interesting fact, hardly if any at all towns here have a mayor but rather a town council. Maine is like seriously a ****ed up place to live in at times.

Zharen · 12-28-2009, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Booyakasha

Funny, I've been playing 'Pac-Man', and I don't have any untoward urges. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to run around in a maze and eat dots and ghosts for a bit.

Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us kids, we'd all be running around darkened rooms, munching magic pills, listening to repetitive electronic music.

Oh shi-

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12-24-2009, 01:06 PM	#7
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	When I hear the phrase 'well-established cause-and-effect relationship', it's usually in connection to one thing that leads to another in the vast majority of cases. Last edited by Booyakasha; 12-24-2009 at 01:13 PM.

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12-23-2009, 11:50 PM	#3
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	What a coincidence. They're calling for a ban on violent video games and rock music---I'm calling for a ban on sh*tty lazy parenting. "I can't be bothered to control my child's environment; I'd much rather have a Nanny Government that would do it all for me." Screw you, baldy. Screw every bit of you.

12-24-2009, 01:05 AM	#4
LASER BEAR ASSAULT UNIT Videos Mod Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In my pants Gender: Posts: 4,613 Thanks: 2,502 Thanked 767 Times in 422 Posts	I've got this urge to go into my college and sap all thier PC's, disguse myself as the headmaster and backstab people.

12-24-2009, 01:58 AM	#5
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	Funny, I've been playing 'Pac-Man', and I don't have any untoward urges. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to run around in a maze and eat dots and ghosts for a bit.

12-24-2009, 09:01 AM	#6
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,162 Times in 805 Posts Blog Entries: 116	But, Boo, there is a well-established cause and effect relationship between Pac-Man and childhood obesity!

12-24-2009, 02:22 PM	#8
Random User Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Equestrian Republic of Spanglidesh Gender: Posts: 3,562 Thanks: 321 Thanked 195 Times in 143 Posts Blog Entries: 4	There's a reason they have ratings on the things.

12-26-2009, 02:14 AM	#10
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Yeah, let's all just ignore that ratings system and pretend it doesn't exist. Personally, every time someone insists that decreasing an imaginary increment of an imaginary amount of health of an imaginary person's life is akin to simulating actual hot-blooded violence, I want to punch them in the teeth and scream "HOW SIMILAR IS IT NOW?" And this **** about school shootings? If people didn't treat kids like fifth-rate citizens in highschool, they might see less resentment for the establishment. Maybe if you started respecting them as people, ones who are capable of flipping out and shooting you, they'd start getting somewhere. Yeah, I've got your connection to shootings right here, straight from Seanbaby.com: "Two members of the United States Navy savagely defend their hive's eggs in the documentary Doom."

12-26-2009, 02:20 AM	#11
PONIES Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Griffon village Gender: Posts: 2,508 Thanks: 680 Thanked 54 Times in 45 Posts Blog Entries: 9	people love to hate video games...

12-26-2009, 07:48 PM	#12
Sim Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The state of Denial Gender: Posts: 8,884 Thanks: 80 Thanked 198 Times in 122 Posts	Ironically nobody seems to have anything against violent books. Shouldn't we be banning those too?

12-26-2009, 08:01 PM	#13
ZeldaGirl Awesome member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Why do YOU want to know...? Gender: Posts: 15,896 Thanks: 1,130 Thanked 1,919 Times in 1,046 Posts	^Lord, let's not even get into censorship about books. But believe me, it does happen...at least, people try to MAKE it happen.

12-26-2009, 08:31 PM	#14
Sim Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The state of Denial Gender: Posts: 8,884 Thanks: 80 Thanked 198 Times in 122 Posts	Yep but apparently, they aren't encouraging kids to SHOOT THE SCHOOL UP! :roll: It's just a double standard I've noticed - apparently you're expanding your brain if you sit around reading books all day. Sit around playing video games, and you're just wasting time. I blame the whole "New Media is evil" mentality.

12-26-2009, 09:13 PM	#15
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,251 Times in 1,339 Posts Blog Entries: 15	^ I'm pretty sure Harry Potter has been blamed for a lot of stuff by crazy people.

12-26-2009, 09:36 PM	#16
Sim Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The state of Denial Gender: Posts: 8,884 Thanks: 80 Thanked 198 Times in 122 Posts	oh, the whole "Witchcraft" thing? I don't think the real problem is an inability to discriminate between fiction and reality...I think it's the inability to realize that people CAN Discriminate between fiction and reality...

12-27-2009, 12:18 AM	#18
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	^ How prophetic of the book.

12-27-2009, 04:05 PM	#19
Jesus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 5,617 Thanks: 104 Thanked 139 Times in 101 Posts Blog Entries: 3	As a Maine resident, I know of this "group" very well. They were the ones who successfully put a ban on gay marriage recently here in Maine with their scare tactics. I think I made a topic about it sometime ago with what they were doing and how IT WORKED. That isn't to say that the government will listen to them this time and hold a vote for it. Interesting fact, hardly if any at all towns here have a mayor but rather a town council. Maine is like seriously a ****ed up place to live in at times.