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Missouri Pulls Video Games From Prison
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Posted by: Ion Silverbolt
Yahoo News has the article on Missouri pulling violent video games from its prisons.
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.
"We didn't closely review these," Dave Dormire, superintendent of the Jefferson City Correctional Center, told The Kansas City Star. "We were told these games had more like cartoon violence."
The Star reported Thursday the state's new maximum-security prison pulled dozens of violent Sony PlayStation 2 games from its recreation center on Wednesday, after officials were alerted to their content by a reporter. Inmates had been using them for months.
In fact, the prison's PlayStation offerings included one of the most violent games on the market, "Hitman: Contracts," in which players use everything from meat hooks to silencer-equipped pistols to carry out brutal contract killings.
In all, 35 of the facility's more than 80 games were removed. Others remain, including science fiction and sports games.
Posted by: Ion Silverbolt
I'm more stunned that you can play games in prison than I am that they have violent video games.
Posted by: Ocean
i guess it back to prison rapes, donkey punching, gobstoppers, and felching for them 
Posted by: redwench
yeah, these poor innocent boys might be influenced by violent video games. it wouldnt occur to them to kill a cop otherwise.
Posted by: justinious
Yay, no more outlets for violent, criminal behavior!
Posted by: IceBreaker
A pity - in many recent games, gore can be turned off - or even have its colour changed (pink gore, anyone? ^^)
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