Help Stop the Violence

2006-02-28 Posted at 12:35:17 PM

Help Stop the Violence

Please go to this link and sign the petition against the game.
Patricia Downing

• NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUND PROTESTS 25 to LIFE© VIDEO GAME
  Parents, Caregivers Urged to Boycott Violent Game
  The Public has spoken! In just over two weeks, more than 35,000 of you have joined our boycott petition of the violent video game, "25 to Life©". Our NEW goal is to achieve 50,000 signatures! Add your voice TODAY to our vigorous campaign discouraging parents and caregivers from purchasing or allowing children access to the 25-to-Life video game.
  
  Click here to sign our online petition to protest "25 to Life"©.
  
  

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Dennis Doti sent this to the manufacturer:
To whom this may concern,

I am writing to express my disappointment with your company's video game "25 To Life". I am disgusted that your company would allow young adults to "kill police officers" in this "so called" game. Since when it is a game to murder police officers? It will never be okay to pretend to murder police officers via vi! deo games or anything else. If this game is sold in stores, I will no longer purchase merchandise made by your company. I will also influence friends and family members who routinely purchase your products.

You may feel that its "just a game" and it's only pretend, but we both know that kids and young adults take things to far. They are influenced by video games, etc. Your "25 to life" does not help the problem, it promotes the problem of violence. Violence is everywhere in the media and in video games. But when it includes hurting police officers, I will never feel that's alright.

Please re-evaluate your position of this video game. We all know that you've spent quite a bit of money of this project. However, it seems that you've failed to realize the serious consequences of your project. Do you know how many police officers have been&nbs! p;killed in the line of duty? Do you know how many police officers are murdered each year in this country? The sad truth is too many, which makes this a very serious matter. Please do not dismiss this letter as just a complaint.

Police officers face adversity each and every day in this country, most times without proper resources. They work through tough times on a daily basis and see the unimaginable. I would ask that you do not further complicate their situations or disrespect this admirable profession by allowing a video game like "25 to Life" to sell in stores.

Thank you for your time,

When I saw this on Patricia's site I felt that it was something that should be shared as much as possible.  I encourage everyone who reads this to go to the site to sign the petition.

Thanks Patricia for sharing this info!!

Fran Watson

 Somewhat related tidbit of information:  There are more stores that sell pornography in the United States than McDonalds.  This from my interesting facts quotes on my webpage

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