Student arrested for making a map of his school

Don't get me wrong...

I just have had a personal experience with a similar situation.

The map is excellent.

I just personally don't like to idea of Counter-Strike maps being made for my/my family or friends school. Or anyone's for that matter.
 
I want a multiplayer mod for half-life or something which is class-based and you get to pick between geek and jock and so on and and and...

o.o
 
The fact of the matter is this:

If a person has intent to shoot the school up or commit another crime, such as rape, or pull a knife on someone, creating a map in a video game will have very little to do with those intentions. You'll notice that most school crimes in inner-cities go unnoted in the news. It's the culture that these kids have been brought up in. I highly doubt very many inner-city kids own Counterstrike, much less even take the time to create a map.

If anyone provides me fullproof evidence that a school-related crime tied hand-in-hand with a video game, then I'll agree with you. Until then, I rest my case.

By the way, there was a stabbing at my school, and guns were taken from kids on multiple occasion, WHILE I attended high school. In middle school, a man came through the halls with an ice pick, and my principle had to tackle and reprimand him. It's not like I haven't been around anything like this. Based on my experience, these occurences were caused by lower class kids who were unhappy with life, or felt that violence was the best way to vent their anger. If you ask anyone why they play counterstrike, it's not because they are violent. It's because its a fun game.

Before parents allow their kids to play counterstrike, or any FPS for that matter, maybe they should read up on the capabilities that come with the game. If they are really that worried about their kid, perhaps they shouldn't allow him to buy a FPS, and one that can allow you to create maps of ANYTHING for that matter.

If you're going to alert the police about a user-created map of a school, you might as well join ranks with the guy who is completely against Grand Theft Auto (don't remember his name.) Hey, in GTA, you can kill people and have sex with a prostitute! How is that any better than making a MAP?!
 
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