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03-24-2009, 08:17 PM
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A middle school in Ohio has removed the November issue of Nintendo Power magazine from its library due to the violent nature of the cover. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has stepped in to try and reverse the decision. Principal Brian Sharosky ordered issue #234 of the magazine out of the Roxboro Middle School library because of the violent content portrayed on the cover which features a gun-toting hottie from Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
Alhough the local school board has upheld Sharosky's decision to ban the content from the school library. The ACLU is upset that the opinion of one person has led to censorship. It has demanded that the school reverse its decision. It looks like this one might be going to court. It should be interesting to see what the justice system has to say about a single opinion in a voice of authority removing things that he personally doesn't want in his school from the eyes of the students within it.
Issue #234, November 2008
GTA: Chinatown Wars. Nintendo Power delivers with an eight page article, including three solid pages devoted to an interview with Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser. There's plenty of screens showcasing the isometric viewpoint, cel-shaded graphics, minigames, and what looks to be comic book-**** cutscenes. Let's begin with some phrases we don't want the media to hear about this upcoming M-rated DS game:
"...will have the option to sell and trade drugs around Liberty City."
"...the objective is to disable the police cars any way you can..."
"By far the most outrageous and fun of the missions we played, [you must] exterminate the Jamaican gang members around the city."
Source:http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/03/24/chin atown-wars-cover-gets-nintendo-power-yanked-school-library-aclu-steps
A middle school in Ohio has removed the November issue of Nintendo Power magazine from its library due to the violent nature of the cover. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has stepped in to try and reverse the decision. Principal Brian Sharosky ordered issue #234 of the magazine out of the Roxboro Middle School library because of the violent content portrayed on the cover which features a gun-toting hottie from Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
Alhough the local school board has upheld Sharosky's decision to ban the content from the school library. The ACLU is upset that the opinion of one person has led to censorship. It has demanded that the school reverse its decision. It looks like this one might be going to court. It should be interesting to see what the justice system has to say about a single opinion in a voice of authority removing things that he personally doesn't want in his school from the eyes of the students within it.
Issue #234, November 2008
GTA: Chinatown Wars. Nintendo Power delivers with an eight page article, including three solid pages devoted to an interview with Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser. There's plenty of screens showcasing the isometric viewpoint, cel-shaded graphics, minigames, and what looks to be comic book-**** cutscenes. Let's begin with some phrases we don't want the media to hear about this upcoming M-rated DS game:
"...will have the option to sell and trade drugs around Liberty City."
"...the objective is to disable the police cars any way you can..."
"By far the most outrageous and fun of the missions we played, [you must] exterminate the Jamaican gang members around the city."
Source:http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/03/24/chin atown-wars-cover-gets-nintendo-power-yanked-school-library-aclu-steps