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Dynaverse.net => Hawkeye's Roost => Topic started by: stoneyface on January 27, 2011, 05:52:07 pm
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well this first story gets me excited! a new volkswagen prototye that uses a hybrid electric/super efficient diesel motor gets amazing milage. and it even looks cool read here: http://inhabitat.com/volkswagen-to-unveil-235mpg-car-at-2011-qatar-motor-show/ (http://inhabitat.com/volkswagen-to-unveil-235mpg-car-at-2011-qatar-motor-show/)
for as excited as i get from the first story, i get equally as upset over this second one... seems that it has been ruled that d&d in prison cannot be allowed anymore because it promotes "gang-like activity". bear in mind this comes from faux (fox)news so...
read here: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/01/26/dungeons-dragons-threatens-prison-security-court-rules/?test=latestnews (http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/01/26/dungeons-dragons-threatens-prison-security-court-rules/?test=latestnews)
the reason this frustrates me so much is that i have played d&d forever (since i was 10). that equates to 27 years. and i think it encourages good behavior not bad. it helps people get out aggressions and hostilities in a fantasy setting to improve their daily mental attitude. the claim it causes gang-like behavior is nonsense. i could argue line dancing does to since you have to do things simultaneously as a group (i really do hate line dancing)! i call bullsh*t on this!
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read here: [url]http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/01/26/dungeons-dragons-threatens-prison-security-court-rules/?test=latestnews[/url] ([url]http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/01/26/dungeons-dragons-threatens-prison-security-court-rules/?test=latestnews[/url])
the reason this frustrates me so much is that i have played d&d forever (since i was 10). that equates to 27 years. and i think it encourages good behavior not bad. it helps people get out aggressions and hostilities in a fantasy setting to improve their daily mental attitude. the claim it causes gang-like behavior is nonsense. i could argue line dancing does to since you have to do things simultaneously as a group (i really do hate line dancing)! i call bullsh*t on this!
D&D is evil! Don't you know what type of body count its left.
60 Minutes on Dungeons Dragons 1985 Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YebKDwXwmX8#)
60 Minutes on Dungeons Dragons 1985 Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT-SDjNcVYs#)
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D&D has been "evil" since 60 minutes did their hack piece on it in the 80's and Mazes & Monsters made Tom Hanks a star....
So check your hatred of Fox News at the door as they have very little to do with the negative publicity regarding D&D.
The VW sounds cool as hell, if I ever end up in one, I hope I don't have a run in with a semi.... or a bicycle for that matter....
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Good for Vw to bad its just another damn concept that will never be real. Gm said the same thing about the Volt , its just crap like the rest :(
Now dnd in prison ??? DND is ok the stupid is talking there but err >:( what the hell are we payin for internet use for inmates to begin with. That should be the issue. I guess its become a resort for the homeless? WTF
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60 minutes' hit piece....
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=445_1232224067 (http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=445_1232224067)
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ROFL... Gangsta D&D. Too much. That is hilarious. Someone should make a parody video.
I mean come on. ::)
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The crux of the government's argument is that D&D allows a criminal to form a power structure among other criminals. The dungeon master is the leader, and the rest of the players are followers. I imagine what they fear most is that the game allows prisoners to make elaborate plots, complete with code names and maps.