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Papp Denis Richard (dp...@cab010.cs.ualberta.ca) wrote:
: nor...@netcom.com (Craig) writes:


: >The California Attorney General wants to ban Mortal Kombat from all
: >California arcades, the rental of the MK cartridges that're available in
: >stores like Blockbuster, and maybe even the sale of MK cartridges for all
: >home use [the last part was the only part I'm not sure on, as the local tv
: >news station didn't make it clear about this].   It's amazing how censorship
: >seems to be getting worse.   I think if parents know what games the kids
: >play, and are able to convey to them that the game isn't real life and that
: >it's very wrong to act the same violent way as in the game, that this should
: >solve the problem of these censorship groups wanting to ban all really
: >popular fighting games.   It's much better kids play these type of games as
: >an outlet, rather than doing much worse things.   

: >cn(:)

: They wont ban it.  Well maybe they'll ban the blood version, but you can
: turn off the blood and fatalities in the arcade version (or at least
: get one with it turned off).  In a big arcade here, MK is set up on a big
: screen, and there is no blood nor fatalities (sucks, the fatalities that
: is), but the small screens are ok.

: If the Cal Att Gen can ban it what will end up happening is sipmly
: turning off the fatalities, unless they are really church-lady
: like then you wont have blood at all (though I think thats stupid
: comparing it to most other arcade games).

: "and he reaches into his opponents chest and rips out his still-beating
: heart" - as if this is the whole game!  I think someone in charge
: should look into pulling the broomstick out of his ass.  Maybe he
: should worry more about guns being sold in 7-11s than arcade
: games :)
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: Denis Papp      _  __    _                         dp...@cs.ualberta.ca
:    /_ /_/ /\/ /-/  /  / /_                         dp...@amisk.cs.ualberta.ca
: "Man, that little bastard smells.  No wonder they call him Pooh."
:                                 -- Christopher Robin 


The California Attorney General is female.   

cn(:)