Video games eyed on German school shooting, reps call for heavier restrictions on violent video games
Calls for heavier video game restrictions are once again set ablaze following the German school shooting yesterday, where 17-year-old Tim Kretschmer opened fire in his former high school in Winnenden Germany, killing 16, and himself in addition shortly after. Kretschmer was believed to be a skilled Counter-Strike player, and now European reps in Strasbourg have voted for a resolution in order to prevent retailers from selling inappropriate games to minors.
Calls for heavier video game restrictions are once again set ablaze following the German school shooting yesterday, where 17-year-old Tim Kretschmer opened fire in his former high school in Winnenden Germany, killing 15, and himself in addition shortly after. Kretschmer was believed to be a skilled Counter-Strike player, and now European reps in Strasbourg have voted for a resolution in order to prevent retailers from selling inappropriate games to minors.
The President of the German Foundation for Crime, Hans-Deiter Schwind, isn’t even calling for restrictions. He wants a total ban on violent video games, and a further tightening of the arms law. Tim’s father kept a collection of firearms at home, with an abundance of ammunition, and that’s where he got the gun. Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann has also expressed is demand for a ban on the “killer games.”
The European Parliament is already calling for severe sanctions to be held against retailers who fail to abide by the restriction, as well as internet cafes that allow minors to play the violent video games.
Blaming games again, huh?
This guy would totally get into that boat:
Via Game Politics