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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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kinda a catch 22 mate. I praise you for bringing a child's life despair and following the rules, but scold you for denying the boy an amazing and fun filled future... what a depressing story... [Edited on 09.09.2010 6:44 PM PDT]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Sinful killer86 [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?[/quote] that is what the charts are.... wow i let this go for 10 min and it exploded...
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dumb spics
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My mom also has very broke English and I speak English fine.(I'm 14 by the way.) If I took her to that very same GameStop to pre-order Halo Reach and explained to her in Spanish what the rating meant and what the game contains she really wouldn't care. Mostly because I actually started playing M rated games around when I was 5. Thats the age when I actually started to like video games. In fact, the first game I EVER played was Grand Theft Auto III. xP
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] WingOfWar Yes and no. Yes that the mom didn't know at the time. No that you didn't really see how he acted, he could be a really good guy, thats fun to play with. But really, quit with the ignorant replys, I know for damn sure you played a game underaged at 1 point.[/quote] Exactly. Those people who were like "I'm 19 he shouldn't be playing violent video games like that" are a bunch of bull-blam!- artists. Thats a load of crap, i find it hard to believe you didn't do the same thing 3-4 years ago. You were under 17 once too. Besides for you 19 to 20 year old idiots who make posts like that, ask your self this, Have you drank liquor yet? If you did than BAM! don't post -blam!- about morals here. I don't care if it was one god damn beer or a mike's, your still underage and have no right to be talking about morals.
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lol if the parent said yes then he shouldve gotten the game. and for all those who are saying YOU SUCK you do know its his job to warn people about that type of stuff. ill admit ive played a ton of m rated games when i was under 17 except the difference was i was mature
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Don Nukeareli dumb spics[/quote] Just for funzies i reported you... Keep it clean jerk.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Sinful killer86 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] WingOfWar Yes and no. Yes that the mom didn't know at the time. No that you didn't really see how he acted, he could be a really good guy, thats fun to play with. But really, quit with the ignorant replys, I know for damn sure you played a game underaged at 1 point.[/quote] Exactly. Those people who were like "I'm 19 he shouldn't be playing violent video games like that" are a bunch of bull-blam!- artists. Thats a load of crap, i find it hard to believe you didn't do the same thing 3-4 years ago. You were under 17 once too. Besides for you 19 to 20 year old idiots who make posts like that, ask your self this, Have you drank liquor yet? If you did than BAM! don't post -blam!- about morals here. I don't care if it was one god damn beer or a mike's, your still underage and have no right to be talking about morals. [/quote] you cannot use alcohol as a comparison as it is legal if supplied by the parents WITHIN the house also it is obvious that the kid tricked tricked his mom by her reaction
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dood im proud you saved us from a liitle doughbag on halo
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Yes. You kept another annoying kid off line. One that couldn't be honest to his parents. Probaly a disobiediant putz. Last statement an assumption
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Yah you did right, the kid was just trying to scam his mom into buying him the game. You just warned her about the stuff that any English speaker would have known about from the back of the box. You did good sir. And I'm only 15.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Spartan 104 Yes, you were just doing your job.[/quote]
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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]Probably this.
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i think anyone with a deep-enough voice should be able to play. nuf said.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Harknara 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?[/quote] you sir are my hero, you prevented a child from getting onto an awesome game and ruining it THANK YOU
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Yeah, it's kinda you're job to make sure the parent knows what they're kid is getting.
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No. A 13/14 year old kid sees way worse stuff than that.. (p*rn, etc.) Plus it's Halo.. Even a 8 year old knows that it's fake (purple blood, flying, aliens, etc.) [Edited on 09.09.2010 6:29 PM PDT]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] SawksAhChamps [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Harknara 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?[/quote] you sir are my hero, you prevented a child from getting onto an awesome game and ruining it THANK YOU[/quote] You were 14 once too, I'd bet money you played M games underage.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] snowskimasterr dood im proud you saved us from a liitle doughbag on halo [/quote] With your spelling I'd bet your a "liitle doughbag" too.
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All the hatred against him because of his age is ridiculous. Just because he's 13 doesn't mean he's immature; for all you people know he could be more mature than you are. Parents don't know anything about games, it's a damn fact. My mom doesn't even know what games are rated M unless she looks at the cover, and until she does that she has no problem with those games. If she said yes after you asked, you did your job. It seems like you just went out of your way to screw the kid. Reminds me of when the Gamestop salesman almost desperately tried to stop me from buying Modern Warfare 2 because of the No Russian level, despite the fact that my dad said several times that he doesn't care because they're only virtual clone people.
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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] cod isnt even that violent, the worst he'll do is curse and scream at other players for not "quickscoping"
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lol he probably already has gears of war what could be worse than that game?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] TreISGod All the hatred against him because of his age is ridiculous. Just because he's 13 doesn't mean he's immature; for all you people know he could be more mature than you are. [/quote] Doubtful. Maturity = age x k. With k being a constant.
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i think yu did the right thing becuz once a boy went in to grab GTA 4 game and his mom didnt kno it had sex and stuff lik dat
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The kid's probably taking advantage of his mother's inability to speak english. You did the right thing. [Edited on 09.09.2010 6:39 PM PDT]
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Yes, you did. While it might not seem right, it was right.
