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Just Child's Play? Parents re-thinking letting kids play war games
Fox News ^
| Thursday, August 21, 2003
| Amy C. Sims
Posted on 08/21/2003 2:39:59 PM PDT by Skooz
Edited on 04/22/2004 12:37:00 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Miscellaneous; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: boys; childhood; childrenandwar; play; toyguns; toys
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posted on
08/21/2003 2:39:59 PM PDT
by
Skooz
To: Skooz; All
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posted on
08/21/2003 2:41:28 PM PDT
by
dighton
(NLC™)
To: Skooz
You forgot the barf alert.
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posted on
08/21/2003 2:42:34 PM PDT
by
No Truce With Kings
(The opinions expressed are mine! Mine! MINE! All Mine!)
To: Skooz
Just went to check on my kids - they were engaged in various war-related role-playing, involving lots of different kinds of weapons - from swords to mock winchester rifles to futuristic laser devices.
This article was a welcome reminder to stock up on more violent toys before the nitwits in charge get around to banning them all.
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posted on
08/21/2003 2:43:52 PM PDT
by
mrjeff
To: Skooz
More granola munching pussification. Humans are predators. Get over it.
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posted on
08/21/2003 2:44:30 PM PDT
by
Dead Corpse
(For an Evil Super Genius, you aren't too bright are you?)
To: mrjeff
You know, when I was a kid I had a massive collection of GI Joes, model airplanes (WW2 military), and thousands of those little HO scale army men with weapons galore. I never hurt anybody. I'm normal. I don't kill people. What gives?
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posted on
08/21/2003 2:47:16 PM PDT
by
Skooz
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To: Skooz
Yeah, kids shouldn't play games like this, they should just play Postal on the computer. Heh.
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posted on
08/21/2003 2:50:05 PM PDT
by
Brett66
To: Skooz
This would be fine if agreed to by Palistinian parents, Taliban parents, Terrorist parents, drug cartel parents, Communist parents, etc, etc, etc.
As a uni-lateral change in policy, it dooms our kids to be unprepared for a dangerous world.
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posted on
08/21/2003 2:50:10 PM PDT
by
C210N
To: mrjeff
or buy violent toy stock!
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posted on
08/21/2003 2:51:21 PM PDT
by
CJ Wolf
To: Skooz
Both my kids are into the camouflage army gear. They have matching camo-plastic machine guns and for a thrill I bought each of them one of those keychain-bullets which they keep attached to their camies.
My son keeps asking for a sniper rifle. Not until he's six...
*evil grin*
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posted on
08/21/2003 2:51:46 PM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Democrats.. Socialists..Commies..Traitors...Who can tell the difference?)
To: Skooz
Because for a little boy, watching tanks blow things up is exciting.And what of the adult little boys (AKA, Men)? ;-)
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posted on
08/21/2003 2:54:50 PM PDT
by
RoughDobermann
(Nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.)
To: RoughDobermann
We are not adult little boys - our interests naturally turn to the educational aspects of destructive physics.
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posted on
08/21/2003 2:56:20 PM PDT
by
Chancellor Palpatine
("what if the hokey pokey is really what its all about?" - Jean Paul Sartre)
To: Skooz
If they ban toy guns, then kids will use sticks.
If they ban sticks, then kids will use fingers.
If they ban fingers, then they're just plain stupid.
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posted on
08/21/2003 2:59:15 PM PDT
by
George Smiley
(Is the RKBA still a right if you have to get the government's permission before you can exercise it?)
To: Skooz
When I was a kid many years ago all we played were war games and bad guy games and cowboys and Native Americans(sorry,I couldnt resist that)
We didn't turn out violent and neither did our kids and all with psuedo violent games in their background.
Lighten up,it's gets the aggression out of the boys.
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posted on
08/21/2003 2:59:34 PM PDT
by
Mears
(J)
To: Skooz
When I was a kid my friends and I spent our summer playing war games. There were plenty of army toys available from gernade launchers to walkie talkies to greeny stickup caps.
It didn't screw me up (as far as you know) I got my exercise, burned off energy and grew out of it when I discovered girls.
To: Caipirabob
My 9 year old boy started training with firearms at the age of 7. He and his siblings will continue to train as long as they remain under my roof.
To: Skooz
I have to say that I agree...
My children are now 8, 10, and 12.
Last year, I took the two youngest kids' toy guns away, and got out the BB gun...if they are going to pretend to shoot someone, then they're gonna' learn how to shoot.
Nothing disturbs me more than driving past a playground or schoolyard and seeing a bunch of kids playing "war". Maybe 50% of those kids look like they know how to properly handle a weapon.
When it cools down, I'm gonna' start them on a bow.
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posted on
08/21/2003 3:01:09 PM PDT
by
baltodog
To: dd5339; Vic3O3; Terriergal; Raven6
Start em' early, teach em' right...
Hey Raven! Any helpful hints???
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posted on
08/21/2003 3:05:35 PM PDT
by
cavtrooper21
(The only thing criminals will get from me is a .45 bullet or cold steel... Their choice.)
To: Skooz
"Lets make it your magic wand...I got yer magic wand right here, lady...
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posted on
08/21/2003 3:08:04 PM PDT
by
TomServo
("Cinematography by Zapruder.")
To: Skooz
Let me have my toys.
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posted on
08/21/2003 3:08:10 PM PDT
by
4mycountry
(Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected become the expected?)
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