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9/10/2010 1:21:49 AM
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Honestly, was it wrong of me to do this?
I work at GameStop and today a Latino woman and her son came in. The son (who looked like he was around 13 or 14 years old) spoke English fine but the woman had very broken English. What I could make out from her is that she wanted to pre-order Halo Reach for her son. I was very concerned because she might not realize what kind of violence and language she would be exposing her son to so I had my other GameStop employee (his name is Ricardo, speaks Spanish and English) warn her about the game's violence in Spanish and she was able to understand and then scolded her son for trying to get such a game. Did I do the right thing?
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actualy, you did do the right thing
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] MA5C 7RUTH Because Reach has so much violence and language. Hell, the game isn't even RATED for language. Bungie keeps it clean. Now watch the kid go get Call of Duty: Black Ops which has probably 50 times more violence and language.[/quote] yeah and if this happens. he'll be exposed to much more as well, because of the community... and he'll be able to pull off the old "everybody has it" trick legally u did the rite thing, ethically I would say u did not. Because honestly, what's gonna happen to the kid for playing Halo?! It's not GTA or GoW... now THAT's worth mentioning. [Edited on 09.09.2010 5:39 PM PDT]
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I believe that you did the right thing in the situation. It appears that the mother didn't know about the "Mature" content of the game, whether it was not understanding the ESRB rating system, the kid not saying that the game isn't for younger people, or a combination of the two. And, as a someone who sells games, it's your responsibility to not sell certain games to underage kids. Losing your job to make sure an underage kid gets an adult game is not cool, m'kay? [Edited on 09.09.2010 5:40 PM PDT]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Hi iTs SlayeR Heres how I view it as... *If he was Mature: YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF FOR LETTING THE KID NOT HAVE SUCH AN AWESOME GAME IN A FEW DAYS... *If he was infact a immature kid: im proud of you my man. You saved us from another little kid on Halo. [/quote]This.
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Yes, you did well.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] shadowknight566 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] the fkn new guy [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] shadowknight566 what? you told her to scold her son just because she bought a game, that was mature, and the ESRB rated it with blood and violence. what has the world come to these days...[/quote]Wow, learn to read. What has the education system come to these days?[/quote] what I'm saying is that he shouldn't have prevented the kid from buying the game, that the ESRB overreacted on and decided to make it M for having Blood and violence. the kid will probably go grab black ops later and from what I've seen of WaW, that has so many F bombs and gore scenes the battlefield is basically a pool of blood. and to those saying "ONE LEWSSS SQUEKIR UAY!!" there is a mute button you know.[/quote] Yeah he probably has GTA already.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Sinful killer86 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] windtalker006 The U.S. doesn't have a national language English is just the most used language[/quote] The nations creators spoke english... Hell my great grandfather had to learn english after only knowing italian for 20 years. I say we remove this spanish on everything bull-blam!-. You want to put more than one language on something you should have to put em all. So i should have to learn english if i only know italian but i wouldn't if i spoke spanish. Its a load of crap.[/quote] The option to take an equivalency test in a language other than English is BS. You aren't gaining an education if you don't learn. I agree.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Sinful killer86 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] windtalker006 The U.S. doesn't have a national language English is just the most used language[/quote] The nations creators spoke english... Hell my great grandfather had to learn english after only knowing italian for 20 years. I say we remove this spanish on everything bull-blam!-. You want to put more than one language on something you should have to put em all. So i should have to learn english if i only know italian but i wouldn't if i spoke spanish. Its a load of crap.[/quote] if you look at the population charts white will no longer be the "majority" and Hispanics will..
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Spartan 104 Yes, you were just doing your job.[/quote]
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well i give the kid credit for actually telling his mother that stuff, but it was the right thing. You could've had the kid exposed to stuff that the parent unknowingly doesn't want them to see.
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I am confused. If the kid goes and buys, say, GTA, how is that the OP's fault? Heck, if anything, he just stopped something like that from happening, because now the mother knows what M for Mature means en espanol.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DigitalTru7h Well, technically the ESRB rating is a suggestion to the parents but being 13 my self, dick move bro.[/quote] Im 19, and I say GOOD JOB BRO. Don't worry about those kids who are under age, they will have there time. Oh and Digital, he did the right thing, that is coming from an older perspective.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] shadowknight566 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] the fkn new guy [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] shadowknight566 what? you told her to scold her son just because she bought a game, that was mature, and the ESRB rated it with blood and violence. what has the world come to these days...[/quote]Wow, learn to read. What has the education system come to these days?[/quote] what I'm saying is that he shouldn't have prevented the kid from buying the game, that the ESRB overreacted on and decided to make it M for having Blood and violence. the kid will probably go grab black ops later and from what I've seen of WaW, that has so many F bombs and gore scenes the battlefield is basically a pool of blood. and to those saying "ONE LEWSSS SQUEKIR UAY!!" there is a mute button you know.[/quote] my friend I agree the ESRB overreacted I've seen a T game rated T for blood, gore and violence where aliens are sliced in half by a knife (the game is Star Wars Republic Commando) but i guess the ESRB is a little stereotypic... also the rest of the GamStop employies would have done the same thing. also he could have lost his job had you read the posts above.
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Yes you did the right thing, because the mother did not want her son to have the game. I'm only 16 but i still realize that it's a mature game and that if you are too young (any-18). Like i said I'm only 16 but my parents must think I'm mature enough to where its ok for me to play,The woman you talk about apparently did not think the same for her son.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Spazzy Ninja [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Sinful killer86 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] windtalker006 The U.S. doesn't have a national language English is just the most used language[/quote] The nations creators spoke english... Hell my great grandfather had to learn english after only knowing italian for 20 years. I say we remove this spanish on everything bull-blam!-. You want to put more than one language on something you should have to put em all. So i should have to learn english if i only know italian but i wouldn't if i spoke spanish. Its a load of crap.[/quote] if you look at the population charts white will no longer be the "majority" and Hispanics will..[/quote] What if i looked at the legal charts with 100% citizens?
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On a side note, is it illegal for people under 16 to buy "M" rated games or the vendor to sell it to them?
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I play with other kids online, and not all of them are so bad. From what you said, the kid seems competent. I feel sorry for him, but you did your job and you did it well. However, he did [i]not[/i] deserve a [i]scolding[/i] from his mother.
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If I were in your shoes I would probably feel terrible too. I wouldn't worry about it too much though. The little boy probably didn't know what he was trying to buy anyway. And besides, do we really need anymore 12 year olds playing Halo? But who knows, maybe the mother felt embarrased when she realized that the game is not necessarily for kids and she overreacted. The whole situation is awkward, but kids are tough he'll get over it in no time... that or he will become emo and start cutting himself. Either way it's not your problem anymore :D [Edited on 09.09.2010 5:48 PM PDT]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] MA5C 7RUTH Because Reach has so much violence and language. Hell, the game isn't even RATED for language. Bungie keeps it clean. Now watch the kid go get Call of Duty: Black Ops which has probably 50 times more violence and language.[/quote] MA5 is right what you sould of dun is say the same thing BUT tell her about other games that would be fine for him that he may like. But now He may go get COD:BO and there may not be a pearson like you to help protect his mind
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No, that was dumb. It has NO bad language....Plus it's not like the kid was going to go splattering and killing people in real life.
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Well, yes and no. Yes because he is underage and the Mom should know. But I do believe most 13-14 year olds can handle it.
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Plus....thanks thats -1 point for us...
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heck no i am ??? and i play halo
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yes and no
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] HaRmFuLl BuLetZ No, that was dumb. It has NO bad language....Plus it's not like the kid was going to go splattering and killing people in real life.[/quote] At the end of the day, OP did his job. The one he's payed to do. This is why you probably won't get employed somewhere in a position of trust.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Chieftain Stag [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] shadowknight566 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] the fkn new guy [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] shadowknight566 what? you told her to scold her son just because she bought a game, that was mature, and the ESRB rated it with blood and violence. what has the world come to these days...[/quote]Wow, learn to read. What has the education system come to these days?[/quote] what I'm saying is that he shouldn't have prevented the kid from buying the game, that the ESRB overreacted on and decided to make it M for having Blood and violence. the kid will probably go grab black ops later and from what I've seen of WaW, that has so many F bombs and gore scenes the battlefield is basically a pool of blood. and to those saying "ONE LEWSSS SQUEKIR UAY!!" there is a mute button you know.[/quote] my friend I agree the ESRB overreacted I've seen a T game rated T for blood, gore and violence where aliens are sliced in half by a knife (the game is Star Wars Republic Commando) but i guess the ESRB is a little stereotypic... also the rest of the GamStop employies would have done the same thing. also he could have lost his job had you read the posts above.[/quote] from what I've seen, if it has star wars in the title, ESRB says "T" if it has Halo or any other game known to have M in it, ESRB rushes to make it M.
