Student Suspended and Moved School for Creating CS:S Map of his School

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In the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre, schools around the country are on high alert for any suspicious activity on the part of their students. The problem comes when this heightened sense of fear leads to stories like the case of a Texas teenager who was suspended from his high school and moved into an alternative school. The reason? He played Counter-Strike on his home computer, on a level that was designed to look like his high school.

This school's response looks like a reaction to the discredited link between violent games and the Virginia Tech shootings. Although no video games were found in the dorm room of Virginia Tech shooter Cho Seung-Hui, the "link" between the tragedy and games like Counter-Strike was trumped up by pundits like Jack Thompson and television personality Dr. Phil. The nonstory gained traction in the mainstream press and may be a factor in the unidentified student's suspension.
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|Source :: ArsTechnica|
 
OMG!

Thats just plain unfair!

I made a map using a restaurant for unreal, years ago.. sucks now though.

I wanna see that map! :p
 
People need to both get a grip and stop doing things cos they think it`s a `pc` thing to do.

U go on a shooting spree coz u`r a nut. U don`t go on a shooting spree coz u play CS, even with a school map on it, whatever school it is.

I bet u can find CS maps for places like The Whitehouse, Oxford/Cambridge, football stadiums, localities of newyork/london - heck I bet u can find a really good copy of Baghdad out there.

It`s rediculous, it`s like that woman/guy who`s sueing a car company coz they reversed over their kid who was in the drive - cos there`s a blind spot. Take some freakin responsibility and add a little comon sense.
 
Why haven't they banned CS_Office? I often run around pretending to shoot all my colleagues :p
 
lmao. maybe you can get kicked out of your own house for making a map of it?

tis stupid blaming video games on tragedies like this.
 
Another problem arisen from the virginia shootings...i wanna go dressed as the terminator leavers day - im probably not even gonna be allowed to take a water pistol in/a fake belt of bullets (even blatantly fake ones) never mind a plastic shotgun.

For gods sake, take a look at the real problem - people with mental problems who have just been triggered by a time of tension, not games or movies :rolleyes:

Respect to the victims and all
 
No offence but it was one shooting. Haven't we all gone a bit 'OTT' over it all. :eh:

He was a deranged young man and it was a rare case.

Why stop other people enjoying games? Plus was there any evidence that he played games anyway?

I will hope to see this map one day.. because I love creating maps of real life places! Like my HOUSE! :p
 
there are actualy allot of school shootings

but i agree that its not games that are the culpret but the depresion that the work puts on people :)
 
I've made a map based on my old workplace. The thing is, my new workplace will be moving back into the unit soon. Will I be sacked for playing on it??
 
name='Joe' said:
I dont think you can sue people for being mentally retarded, u will probably get sued urself
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You can sue people for things such as character deformation. These things are ridiculous and are unconstitutional. I am sure people will say but they are not adults, to which I will say when the constitution was written people got married at 14.
 
name='Nagaru' said:
You can sue people for things such as character deformation. These things are ridiculous and are unconstitutional. I am sure people will say but they are not adults, to which I will say when the constitution was written people got married at 14.
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*sighs* it was a joke ... insinuating that the governing body of the school are mentally retarded
 
name='Joe' said:
*sighs* it was a joke ... insinuating that the governing body of the school are mentally retarded
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I knew you were kidding about the retarded part, but I thought you were serious about not being able to sue them, sorry.
 
name='Nagaru' said:
I knew you were kidding about the retarded part, but I thought you were serious about not being able to sue them, sorry.
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lolz its in america u can DEFO sue them ... think of the mental anguish, the readjustment period, the affect on his grades and as you said the character deformation

shd b fun i hope he sues them
 
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