Thursday, December 02, 2004
Who Watches the Watchmen?
Missouri Pulls Video Games From Prison
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri's most violent criminals can no longer play video games that simulate murders, carjackings and the killing of police officers, a decision reached after prison officials were told about the content.
Uhm, maybe the names of the games should have tipped off these clueless wardens? Hitman? Grand Theft Auto? It isn't as if the games were named Fuzzy Lumpkins, was it?
I'm also amazed at the amount of disposable income at the hands of the prison populace for their "Recreation Center". Up to $20,000 a month? Why doesn't some of this go towards paying the basic services in the prison instead of the video games? Or to books?
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