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Unsuitable Game: Bully (by Rockstar Games)
Bully 'unsuitable theme' for game
August 10, 2005 "A computer game called Bully in which players apparently hurt other pupils in a school has been condemned by anti-bullying campaigners." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4135988.stm * * * "ROCKSTAR'S BULLY GAME: Following intense publicity about our opposition to this game http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4135988.stm we've heard that Rockstar may be delaying the launch of Bully. Bullying is not a suitable topic for a game, this charity gets emails from up to four suicidal children a day, and one of the screenshots depicts one teenager assaulting another. We hope other charities will follow our lead in calling for a UK ban on this game." http://www.bullying.co.uk/ * * * Teens fight against violent game November 8, 2005 "The premise of the game, developed by the company Rockstar, has some worried about whether teens will understand that the game's cyber strategies won't work in their real-world schools." " "We're still trying to understand, as a society, that there's nothing funny about bullying," Glenn Stutsky, a clinical instructor in social work at Michigan State University and an expert on bullying, said. "Bullying is abuse. It's not boys being boys; it's not a rite of passage. " "What we don't want kids to think is that strategies in the virtual school yard will be successful, or even an option, in the real school yard." http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/p...SE02/511080345 * * * Stop the Release of the Video game "Bully" http://www.petitiononline.com/corinne/petition.html * * * Why You Should Take Bullying Seriously "How often have you heard the phrase "boys will be boys" or "it's just kid stuff?" That's what used to be said about bullying and harassment in schools. Unfortunately, bullying in schools has grown into a major problem over the last several years. School bullies have tended to target students who seem most vulnerable and easy to harm or distress. Educators should be especially concerned about bullying because it can adversely affect the emotional and academic well being of students." "Simply put, any child who does not feel safe at school simply cannot concentrate on schoolwork. In many cases, victims of bullying simply choose to leave school. In fact, one out of every ten students who drop out of school does so because of repeated bullying, according to a 1995 study done by the National Education Association." http://www.partnersagainsthate.org/n.../bullying.html * * * Why is bullying harmful? "Some people think bullying is just part of growing up and a way for young people to learn to stick up for themselves. But bullying can make young people feel lonely, unhappy and frightened. It makes them feel unsafe and think there must be something wrong with them. They lose confidence and may not want to go to school any more. It may make them sick." http://www.nobully.org.nz/advicek.htm * * * Rockstar Games contact page: For US Support Phone: 1-866-405-5464 Email: For Canadian Support Phone: 1-800-269-5721 Email: For UK Support Phone: 08701 200060 Email: http://www.rockstargames.com/support/ * * * Domain info: ROCKSTARGAMES.COM Website Title: Rockstar Games Meta Description: Publishers of Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, Manhunt, Midnight Club, Smuggler's Run, State of Emergency, The Italian Job, Oni, Thrasher, Wild Metal. Meta Keywords: rockstar, games, rock, star, game, videogame, videogames, video, console, playstation, 2, play, station, playstation2, sony, PS2, xbox, microsoft, game, cube, gamecube, nintendo, grand, Theft, auto, gta, gta3, vice, city, smugglers, run, smuggler Server Type: Microsoft-IIS/4.0 IP Address: 63.236.94.39 (ARIN & RIPE IP search) IP Location: - New York - New York - Take Two Interactive Name Server: NS.TAKE2GAMES.COM NS5.TAKE2GAMES.COM ICANN Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC. Registrant: Rockstar Games 622 Broadway New York, NY 10012 US Domain Name: ROCKSTARGAMES.COM Administrative Contact, Technical Contact: Rockstar Games 622 Broadway New York, NY 10012 US 212-334-6633 fax: 123 123 1234 Domain servers in listed order: NS.TAKE2GAMES.COM 63.236.94.5 NS5.TAKE2GAMES.COM 63.236.94.4 http://www.whois.sc/rockstargames.com |
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