Mexico State Congress Wants to Ban Call of Juarez Game
Mexico State Congress Wants to Ban Call of Juarez Game
Posted 02/21/2011 at 10:02am
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Officials in Mexico aren't the least bit impressed with Ubisoft's Call of Juarez: The Cartel videogame and are lobbying to ban the title from store shelves, The Huffington Post reports. Ubisoft's shooter is based on drug cartel shootouts in Ciudad Juarez, a place where 6,000 people died in drug-related violence in 2009 and 2010. It's one of the deadliest cities in the world. With that being the case, what exactly has Mexican officials up in arms?
"It is true there is a serious crime situation, which we are not trying to hide," said Ricardo Boone Salmon, a congressman for Chihuahua state, where Ciudad Juarez is located. "But we also should not expose children to these kinds of scenarios so that they are going to grow up with this kind of image and lack of values."
State congress leader Enrique Serrano voiced similar concerns, saying that "children wind up being easily involved in criminal acts over time, because among other things, during their childhood not enough care has been taken about what they see on television and playing videogames. They believe so much blood and death is normal."
Ubisoft's game, in which players are encouraged to "take justice into your own hands and experience the lawlessness of the modern Wild West," is due out this summer.
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Ghok
February 21, 2011 at 9:54pm
Why does no one just state the obvious? This is not a videogame for children.
That said, I would have no interest in playing a video game based on this issue... I just haven't seen many shooters tackle something like this with any kind of respect. But it'd be nice to be surprised.
Danthrax66
February 21, 2011 at 3:40pm
Wait so a videogame is destroying their lack of values not the gruesome murders caused by the drug war or the lack of a police force that can ahndle the drug lords. Get real. If they wanted the drug war ended in Mexico they would push the U.S. to legalize Marijuana, tax it, and control it's production; it would eliminate most drug traficing in Mexico and boost our economy. The only reason we won;t legalize it is because it allows the police force to operate outside the law here in the name of "the war on drugs" which has been both costly and ineffective. And has resulted in quite a few innocent deaths all revolving around non-violent crimes. The average cost per prisoner in the U.S. is $40,000 and we are arresting and jailing people for smoking weed? It is in everyone's best interest to legalize it.
martinzombie
February 22, 2011 at 3:07pm
i think legalizing the drugs is not the solution right now, it could have worked before when the cartels only focused on drugs, but now they are all over criminal activities from prostitution to protection fees to bussines owners. For them its far more profitable being ouside the law. If you think this war is going to end with legalization and taxing, you are just being naive....this thing goes way beyond drugs. I can tell you that cuz I LIVE IN JUAREZ.
Engelsstaub
February 22, 2011 at 1:16am
I'd MAYBE buy that if it was all about your weed...but it's not. Cocaine and crack are also involved here and in a bigger way. "We should allow it to be freely sold on the streets to kids too!"
deadsolid
February 21, 2011 at 1:11pm
TBH, if Mexico can get its shit together to do anything, let them ban it.
Engelsstaub
February 22, 2011 at 1:27am
I second that.
The US is not without its faults but I just LOVE the way they try to blame their official corruption on the US "and it's guns." ...as if they can't get guns from South America. As if they CAN get the RPGs and full-auto AKs their cartels are wielding against police from a f__king Gander Mountain in the US.
Happily I don't think Pres. Obama is buying their crap about US guns. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who's never seen a slingshot she wouldn't like banned (unless it's carried by her personal bodyguards,) however loves to sing that song right along with them.
In Mexico there is but one source where firearms may be legally obtained: it's run by the military. DAAH, I wonder where they get military-grade weapons?? If a f__king police force is overcome by a few pistols and rifles then they really have bigger problems than just the firearms, I'd suppose.
Mexico is full of good people who are likely getting fed up with this crap: corrupt military/police, officials, etc. Maybe it's time for another revolution. Forget some video game intended for mature audiences.
Zachary K.
February 21, 2011 at 12:12pm
do they have the authority to do this? I thought the drug cartels took over by now.
arkarkwin
February 21, 2011 at 10:47am
The congressman wants childern to expereince the violent first hand instead of the video game. If I live in StarCraft universie, I doubt I'll play StarCraft. I bet that's what they are thinking.
Keith E. Whisman
February 21, 2011 at 10:18am
The citizens should all be armed and just slaughter the cartels. The police should just tell the armed citizens where the cartels are and attack them in a huge masse assult. That is what you do to these criminals. The cartels have been victimizing the citizens every day and it's only fair that the citizens be the ones to slaughter these cartel bastards and take their city back.
martinzombie
February 22, 2011 at 3:14pm
Well thats a good idea....ammm the only flaw is.....WHERE ARE THIS CRIMINALS? They hide in anonymity so nobody know who they realy are.....plus the cartels uses the fear to control de masses. If we tried to do something....they'll just start shoting people randomly in the streets.
big_montana
February 21, 2011 at 10:27am
Unfortunately, the police are just as corrupt as the drug cartels in Juarez. I have some cousis thatlivein Paso across the Rio Grande from Juarez, and a couple years ago they went over the border for a night out. They stopped at a cigar store, and while the men were inside the women waited outside and were arrested for prostitution without a license. The police dropped the charges, but only after they the 4 gave the cops all their credit cards and cash in their possesion, otherwise they were told it could take a couple years before it would make it to court, and there would be no bail.
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