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Hitman 2 Backlash

[Oct 30, 2002, 09:40 am ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

The SikhNet News' Hitman 2 Video Petition (thanks Computer and Video Games) looks to inspire a recall of Hitman 2. Here's the deal: "SikhNet has partnered with thirty-five Sikh organizations around the globe to demand that video game publisher, Eidos Interactive, recall one of its games from the market. The game, Hitman 2, incites racism and hatred against Sikhs and Dalits by linking them to terrorism. The game glorifies violence against Sikhs within a Gurdwara that looks like the Harmander Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, while Dalits are portrayed as followers of an evil cult leader, according to a vivid description that was recently removed by Eidos from its web site."

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Very Amusing

Nov 1, 2002, 08:16

markv

Dr. Del - you have to be one of the prize morons I've ever seen posting. Kudos to you for being such an ass. Hate speech is protected, however advocating hate crimes is NOT protected. That's the difference there. So the release of a video game which advocates hate crimes vs one or more ethnicities would be illegal (this would be something littered with hate literature and giving you bonus points for torturing some poor Jewish kid or something along those lines). However note that Hitman is NOT such a game. Oh no you shoot a Sikh - you're not out to slay a Sikh and get super bonus points for chopping off his nads. I shoot white people in Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon, America's Army etc. These must be racist games too! Damn all you FPS shooters! Especialy Doom for being racist against Alien Creatures and Wolfenstein for being racist against Zombie Germans! Those poor poor zombies. Maybe My Little Pony and the Care Bears will come and make us all friends. This comment was edited on Nov 1, 08:17.

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Comment [quote="markv"Nov 1, 2002, 08:16]Dr. Del - you have to be one of the prize morons I've ever seen posting. Kudos to you for being such an ass. Hate speech is protected, however advocating hate crimes is NOT protected. That's the difference there. So the release of a video game which advocates hate crimes vs one or more ethnicities would be illegal (this would be something littered with hate literature and giving you bonus points for torturing some poor Jewish kid or something along those lines). However note that Hitman is NOT such a game. Oh no you shoot a Sikh - you're not out to slay a Sikh and get super bonus points for chopping off his nads. I shoot white people in Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon, America's Army etc. These must be racist games too! Damn all you FPS shooters! Especialy Doom for being racist against Alien Creatures and Wolfenstein for being racist against Zombie Germans! Those poor poor zombies. Maybe My Little Pony and the Care Bears will come and make us all friends. [/quote]

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