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Aug 9, 2019 11:14 AM
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https://beta.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/08/09/walmart-tells-workers-take-down-video-game-ads-demo-consoles-stores/?outputType=amp

https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/1962146001

Oh and four days before. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/trump-video-games-toledo-shooting-8chan-el-paso-press-conference-today-a9040066.html%3famp


Is wallmart allowed to do this? Yes I think its in there right as a private retailer.

Do I think its a futile effort? Yes because hiding movies and games that have violence while at the same time keeping books comics music etc that also have violence in them is rather silly.

Oh and on a side note they are also. Keeping there real guns on full display . because remember folks you cant kill people with real guns but you can kill them with virtual ones

Stay classy Wal-Mart stay classy.

Well not that this affects me at all I don't buy from wallmart. I buy all my movies and games online directly from gog, steam, and the nintendo store for the switch.

Oh right wallmarts also pulling console demos with violence in them.

Do we live in the 90s again?
If we continue to go back to old panics
When can I expect a reemergence of the satanic panic? I missed that last time.
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Aug 9, 2019 11:20 AM
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lol they should hide the guns instead
Aug 9, 2019 11:25 AM
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ugmon said:
lol they should hide the guns instead


This.

What a hilariously inept country.
          
Aug 9, 2019 11:27 AM
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it just makes them look like they're doing something even though its not helpful to anything at all.

also who still buys video games in stores these days? like i either order them or get them off steam.
Aug 9, 2019 11:28 AM
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This is the dumbest thing I've seen in a long time.

I hope it only affects American Wal-Marts, and not the ones in Canada, because while I generally buy games online, there are no video game stores where I live, meaning that people won't be able to see video games anywhere locally if Canadian Wal-Marts hide away their games.


ugmon said:
lol they should hide the guns instead


This.

Wal-Mart doesn't sell guns in Canada, and they shouldn't sell them in the US either. Nobody has the right to defend themselves with a gun, and nobody has the right to own a pistol or automatic/semi-automatic rifle.

Aug 9, 2019 11:29 AM
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probably done to placate a certain demographic that shops at walmart. Or maybe not, and this is another example of people being awfully misguided.

Either way, glad to not be an American.
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Aug 9, 2019 12:05 PM
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Uhh It's has been proven time and again that violent video games/movies are not the cause of mass shootings. What they are doing is dumb and it's not going to solve anything other then piss off consumers but it's not like Walmart cares about consumer satisfaction since it's basically a monopoly.
Aug 9, 2019 12:09 PM
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even south park wouldn't come up with something so ridiculous, or maybe they did haven't watched in a while
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Aug 9, 2019 12:44 PM
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Well, the better demos are always at Best Buy anyways :P

Pretty stupid but uh, this doesn't actually effect anything. It's just the demos and adds, that's like a symbolic gesture. Just Walmart insisting on family values or something

“We've taken this action out of respect for the incidents of the past week, and this action does not reflect a long-term change in our video game assortment," said Tara House, of Walmart's Corporate Communications department, in an emailed statement Friday morning.

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They know good and well that hiding video games won't do shit, same with movies. Besides who shops at Walmart for games anymore (the reason why I'm holding off on the get woke, go broke, because the retailer market for games has long shifted).


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Gamestop might be making it's comeback after all.
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Is Walmart allowed to do it? Of course. It's their store and I don't think the privilege of arranging displays how they wish in different positions in the store, not displaying certain items, displaying high theft-risk items behind glass for which an employee is needed to access, etc., are all choices a store can make which no one even really questions.

Is it futile and asinine however? Of course.

It's just a cheap and cost-free visual trick to look like they're doing something important when it's of no consequence whatsoever, basically. Like most businesses doing useless redesigns to look productive and justify their salaries. Dumb parlor tricks for the ignorant.
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Grown men commit crime

let's hide the video game from children

MAKES SO MUCH SENSE
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I think I'll try to visit one today. See for myself if it is something more regional than anything.
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Aug 9, 2019 4:02 PM

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'Member Columbine? I 'member!
People blamed DOOM and Marylin Manson. How quaint!
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This is Walmart we are talking about. Not surprising.
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Aug 10, 2019 1:21 AM

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'Member Columbine? I 'member!
People blamed DOOM and Marylin Manson. How quaint!

Yh they want to scapegoat shit and not realize how flawed their society actually is.

Shootings like that occur because young men get disenfranchised. Violent games doesn't do that, but society does.
Heck Violent video games act more like a stressball for them.

America needs a good check at its own culture.
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Most large stores like that in my area already tend to put video games or electronics in general way in the back of the store so it's not like they're promptly on display anyway. Which also means if somebody is there to buy a game they likely have a specific one in mind so the display doesn't really matter because they don't have a particularly wide selection.

The part of the story that caught my attention was they also included no violent movies playing (which would be kind of weird anyway), no hunting videos in Sporting Goods sections, and no signs referencing combat or third-person shooters.
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It has been debunked, it's not a long term action and possibly it's just regional.

“We’ve taken this action out of respect for the incidents of the past week, and it does not reflect a long-term change in our video game assortment. We are focused on assisting our associates and their families, as well as supporting the community, as we continue a thoughtful and thorough review of our policies.”

https://kotaku.com/no-walmart-isnt-telling-its-stores-to-remove-violent-v-1837113528

Apparently someone just sent a photograph of empty gaming shelves and people automatically assumed that, and then CNN and other media come with click bait titles.

Walmart pulls violent video game displays from its stores, but it will still sell guns

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/09/business/walmart-violent-video-games/index.html

We have since clarified with the aforementioned Walmart representative that the company has "not given any directive to remove video games from the shelves."

https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/08/09/walmart-halts-most-game-sales-following-shootings



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Did no one even read anything? This happens all the time with high profile violent acts. Stores and various venues remove for at least a week any particularly violent displays to not upset people. Has nothing to do with an attempt to curb real violence
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I'm only reacting to idiots here and elsewhere who consider effectively "de-platforming" websites like 8chan a positive/proactive/worthwhile thing, symbolically or otherwise (we all know they can simply find a new host). I'm not questioning the right for it to be done, but the idea that it's somehow supposed to solve anything. That it warrants a bunch of retards behind it, ballyhooing and celebrating such a non-victory.

Nothing I've said here has to do with click-bait articles I haven't read or even glanced at. I don't even care about gaming. I care about idiots who take it up the ass and smile because being lazy and not thinking critically about anything and walking the path of least resistance is the hot thing to do right now.
Aug 10, 2019 4:43 AM

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ugmon said:
lol they should hide the guns instead


This one.

For real after all bad things being said about wallmart there's no surprise element here.
Aug 10, 2019 5:08 AM

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Seiya said:
This is the dumbest thing I've seen in a long time.

I hope it only affects American Wal-Marts, and not the ones in Canada, because while I generally buy games online, there are no video game stores where I live, meaning that people won't be able to see video games anywhere locally if Canadian Wal-Marts hide away their games.


ugmon said:
lol they should hide the guns instead


This.

Wal-Mart doesn't sell guns in Canada, and they shouldn't sell them in the US either. Nobody has the right to defend themselves with a gun, and nobody has the right to own a pistol or automatic/semi-automatic rifle.
"Nobody has the right to defend themselves with a gun, and nobody has the right to own a pistol or automatic/semi-automatic rifle." ewww I find it hard to believe someone would say something so ignorant but something tells me you're not joking :/
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I'm only reacting to idiots here and elsewhere who consider effectively "de-platforming" websites like 8chan a positive/proactive/worthwhile thing, symbolically or otherwise (we all know they can simply find a new host). I'm not questioning the right for it to be done, but the idea that it's somehow supposed to solve anything. That it warrants a bunch of retards behind it, ballyhooing and celebrating such a non-victory.

Nothing I've said here has to do with click-bait articles I haven't read or even glanced at. I don't even care about gaming. I care about idiots who take it up the ass and smile because being lazy and not thinking critically about anything and walking the path of least resistance is the hot thing to do right now.
I mean 4chan and 8chan have been blocked from Optus's ISP over here in Australia for close to half a year now. May as well call this place the People's Republic of Australia, the amount of cameras you'd encounter on a daily commute adds up to 40+ and now freedom of expression is wavering. Inept government see's all and hears all.
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Cneq said:
Seiya said:
This is the dumbest thing I've seen in a long time.

I hope it only affects American Wal-Marts, and not the ones in Canada, because while I generally buy games online, there are no video game stores where I live, meaning that people won't be able to see video games anywhere locally if Canadian Wal-Marts hide away their games.




This.

Wal-Mart doesn't sell guns in Canada, and they shouldn't sell them in the US either. Nobody has the right to defend themselves with a gun, and nobody has the right to own a pistol or automatic/semi-automatic rifle.
"Nobody has the right to defend themselves with a gun, and nobody has the right to own a pistol or automatic/semi-automatic rifle." ewww I find it hard to believe someone would say something so ignorant but something tells me you're not joking :/


I'm from Canada, a country where it's illegal to defend yourself with a gun, and there's a lot less shootings up here in comparison to the US.

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Seiya said:
Cneq said:
"Nobody has the right to defend themselves with a gun, and nobody has the right to own a pistol or automatic/semi-automatic rifle." ewww I find it hard to believe someone would say something so ignorant but something tells me you're not joking :/


I'm from Canada, a country where it's illegal to defend yourself with a gun, and there's a lot less shootings up here in comparison to the US.
That's not necessarily true. Sure you can't own a gun just for self-defense but if someone attacked you with a gun [and you managed get your hands on it] or some circumstance made a gun nearby by law you could use it to defend yourself.

https://www.ammoland.com/2016/03/canadian-self-defense-law-three-things-you-absolutely-must-know/#axzz5wCeVSyua

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/matt-gurney-if-youre-going-to-shoot-an-intruder-use-a-legal-gun

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/self-defence-what-s-acceptable-under-canadian-law-1.1229180

And most countries cannot be compared to the situation in the US. This goes for Canada, Australia etc. It's beyond ignorant and it's the same thing as comparing a horse and a car. Sure both may have surface level similarities [a horse was used as transport and so is a car, or Canada is a young western nation and so is the US] but that's all they are, surface level similarities.
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I doubt it's really meant as a way to stop shootings, more like not to offend the easily offended people with violent stuff on display or w/e.


Anyway, allowing people guns is retarded. Every sane person knows that this law is stupid and outdated. As long as it exists, shit like that will be happening all the time, much more often than anywhere else in the world.

Glad I don't live in this stupid country.
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I mean 4chan and 8chan have been blocked from Optus's ISP over here in Australia for close to half a year now. May as well call this place the People's Republic of Australia, the amount of cameras you'd encounter on a daily commute adds up to 40+ and now freedom of expression is wavering. Inept government see's all and hears all.
Still? TPG lifted the block a few hours after I noticed it. Never thought to check the status on any others.
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Do they actually believe that this will stop mass shootings? Blaming video games wont fix the issue.
Why such retail store like Walmart is allowed to sell guns in the first place. Thats the real isssue here....
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Now let the censorship begin, much easier to pull games and movies than guns isn't it?
Aug 10, 2019 11:16 AM
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I hope they suffer massive losses from this.
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Cneq said:
I mean 4chan and 8chan have been blocked from Optus's ISP over here in Australia for close to half a year now. May as well call this place the People's Republic of Australia, the amount of cameras you'd encounter on a daily commute adds up to 40+ and now freedom of expression is wavering. Inept government see's all and hears all.
Still? TPG lifted the block a few hours after I noticed it. Never thought to check the status on any others.
Yeah just checked it again and still both blocked for me. Getting a VPN going would be easy enough but really can't be bothered, must be only a Optus thing.
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they're denying it now
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who still goes to walmart?
even my broke teenager ass had the self-respect to start going to target instead as soon as i could.
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that ain't going to do shit

ugmon said:
lol they should hide the guns instead

the rednecks who visit walmart won't like that :P
but are they willing to think dem think vidya games are at fault? absolutely
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Yeah, Walmart stopped me. I was playing my backlog of games and I finally got to Kingdom Come Deliverance. I was initially inspired to take my trusty arming sword and join the Order of the Dragon like great, great, great grand pa Vlad and go on a stabbing spree. However, I was placated due to my inability to access violent RPGs and medieval games. I will just have to risk becoming a serial rapist by playing what few sex games I can steal find.
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Problem solved, everyone. You can all go home now.
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Seiya said:
This is the dumbest thing I've seen in a long time.

I hope it only affects American Wal-Marts, and not the ones in Canada, because while I generally buy games online, there are no video game stores where I live, meaning that people won't be able to see video games anywhere locally if Canadian Wal-Marts hide away their games.


ugmon said:
lol they should hide the guns instead


This.

Wal-Mart doesn't sell guns in Canada, and they shouldn't sell them in the US either. Nobody has the right to defend themselves with a gun, and nobody has the right to own a pistol or automatic/semi-automatic rifle.
We DO have the right to defend ourselves with firearms in the US. You don’t and if that’s what you support then fine. But in the US we do have that right. It may very well be changed one day(doubt it) but don’t go lying to yourself about the country next door that would save your ass if you ever got invaded or attacked.
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Seiya said:
This is the dumbest thing I've seen in a long time.

I hope it only affects American Wal-Marts, and not the ones in Canada, because while I generally buy games online, there are no video game stores where I live, meaning that people won't be able to see video games anywhere locally if Canadian Wal-Marts hide away their games.




This.

Wal-Mart doesn't sell guns in Canada, and they shouldn't sell them in the US either. Nobody has the right to defend themselves with a gun, and nobody has the right to own a pistol or automatic/semi-automatic rifle.
We DO have the right to defend ourselves with firearms in the US. You don’t and if that’s what you support then fine. But in the US we do have that right. It may very well be changed one day(doubt it) but don’t go lying to yourself about the country next door that would save your ass if you ever got invaded or attacked.


Lol, Canada isn't interesting enough to get attacked.

Your 2nd amendment was for protection in case of a British invasion, so it's not really needed anymore. The British did invade again back in February 1964, but you didn't even bother to reach for guns, so I guess that you don't really need them. :P

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Seiya said:
Wavey_Nooby said:
We DO have the right to defend ourselves with firearms in the US. You don’t and if that’s what you support then fine. But in the US we do have that right. It may very well be changed one day(doubt it) but don’t go lying to yourself about the country next door that would save your ass if you ever got invaded or attacked.


Lol, Canada isn't interesting enough to get attacked.

Your 2nd amendment was for protection in case of a British invasion, so it's not really needed anymore. The British did invade again back in February 1964, but you didn't even bother to reach for guns, so I guess that you don't really need them. :P
At the end of the day I’ll be damned if I can’t protect myself from intruders and psychos. Take what you want from it but I pray for any fool that would attempt to burglarize my property or attempt to harm my family with physical violence. Let’s just say it would be a closed casket funeral.
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Seiya said:


Lol, Canada isn't interesting enough to get attacked.

Your 2nd amendment was for protection in case of a British invasion, so it's not really needed anymore. The British did invade again back in February 1964, but you didn't even bother to reach for guns, so I guess that you don't really need them. :P
At the end of the day I’ll be damned if I can’t protect myself from intruders and psychos. Take what you want from it but I pray for any fool that would attempt to burglarize my property or attempt to harm my family with physical violence. Let’s just say it would be a closed casket funeral.


The thing is, more than 90% of the time, if someone comes at you with a gun, you won't be able to react fast enough, even if you have a sidearm.

In other words, owning a gun does little to protect you. It only makes you feel more comfortable that you have one.

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Seiya said:
Wavey_Nooby said:
At the end of the day I’ll be damned if I can’t protect myself from intruders and psychos. Take what you want from it but I pray for any fool that would attempt to burglarize my property or attempt to harm my family with physical violence. Let’s just say it would be a closed casket funeral.


The thing is, more than 90% of the time, if someone comes at you with a gun, you won't be able to react fast enough, even if you have a sidearm.

In other words, owning a gun does little to protect you. It only makes you feel more comfortable that you have one.
You’re right. If someone wants me dead they can kill me. Same for basically anyone that doesn’t have a private security team. However, regardless of that statistic why would I not carry my gun on me or keep them in my house. I sleep right beside my 1911(which is locked up)so if someone was to intrude I could easily react considering I live upstairs and have my ar-15 readily available in my closet. Also if in a public setting and a shooter is trying to kill me he better not miss because I love shooting and the range. I practice my shooting whenever I can and I would consider myself I be very proficient. Practicing quick draw and speed reloading drills is something I also enjoy. Not to mention I serve in the USMC and it’s a basic requirement to shoot on the range once a year. It may sound like I’m bragging but that’s not how I’m trying to come off. I’m very well versed in the weapons I own and I take care in knowing how to properly use them. I like my chances.
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We've taken this action out of respect for the incidents of the past week, and this action does not reflect a long-term change in our video game assortment

So literally nothing at all? Clickbait thread.
The fact they aren't removing the gun displays as a sign of respect is retarded though
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I'm a gamer myself, but violent movies and games just may trivialize things in a psychotic persons mind and influence our culture.

If people believed Clinton was having pizza sex parties and Trump has a gay romance with Putin, it ain't out of the realm of possibilties.
Aug 13, 2019 1:31 PM

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can't you buy guns at walmart though?
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is this a male gender issure...human issue...mental illness perhaps?
Aug 13, 2019 3:53 PM

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can't you buy guns at walmart though?
yes you can. that's what is silly about this
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Seiya said:
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"Nobody has the right to defend themselves with a gun, and nobody has the right to own a pistol or automatic/semi-automatic rifle." ewww I find it hard to believe someone would say something so ignorant but something tells me you're not joking :/


I'm from Canada, a country where it's illegal to defend yourself with a gun, and there's a lot less shootings up here in comparison to the US.


Canada pop: 35,623,680 (July 2017 est.)
America pop: 326,625,791 (July 2017 est.)

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BlakexEkalb said:
Seiya said:


I'm from Canada, a country where it's illegal to defend yourself with a gun, and there's a lot less shootings up here in comparison to the US.


Canada pop: 35,623,680 (July 2017 est.)
America pop: 326,625,791 (July 2017 est.)

JS


Total population means nothing. The number of gun deaths per capita is still much less in Canada than the US.

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Wow guys I cant believe walmart saved America.

I dont think I have to explain why this is completely stupid.
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lmao it's 2019 boomers, no one buys games in store anymore
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Seiya said:
BlakexEkalb said:


Canada pop: 35,623,680 (July 2017 est.)
America pop: 326,625,791 (July 2017 est.)

JS


Total population means nothing. The number of gun deaths per capita is still much less in Canada than the US.


You're right, but when you factor out police, suicide, and gang on gang violence it's very low. Suicide alone is 60% of our gun deaths. Most gun crimes aren't committed by people who bought their guns legally anyway.
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