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

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"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/

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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

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Stop the Release of the Video game "Bully"
http://www.petitiononline.com/corinne/petition.html

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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

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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

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