D&D on trial (again)

[ancient_ones]

I find legal professionals and politicians scarey, because they are in positions of making important decisions affecting real lives - and seem just as often to be utterly ignorant about the topic they're making decisions on.

I thought being dumb and ignorant was one of a politicians job requirements.

 

[Number47]

Just a little side note. The reason so many people detest lawyers, accountants, cops and (now) priests isn't that there are more of them that are bad then any other profession. It's that when you do find one who is a complete ass, they aren't just unpleasant. They ruin people's lives. That's more than enough to leave a bad taste in your mouth over the whole profession (warranted or not).

 

[Savage Wombat]

My problem with the whole thing is that, while I dislike having my hobby associated with murder, the prosecution's charge is, in all fairness, dead on.

D&D does make us better storytellers. It makes us better at covering angles, and eliminating holes in a story. We think things through better, and anticipate other people's responses. I'm sure 95% of us have heard other people lying to a lawyer, or the press, or the like, and thought "Why did he say that? If he'd said <blank> they wouldn't have had anything to go on."

Not to mention we hang out on internet message sites, and exchange all sorts of ideas with each other. I'm sure at least one person on this board knows all about the insanity defense, and the best way to convince a jury of this - that's how diverse a group we are.

 

[Breschau of Livonia]

It is the obligation of the prosecution to do all they can, under the law, to prove their case. When the defendant pleads insanity, the prosecution must illustrate, if they are to win their case, that the defendant has the ability to make up that story and to fake insanity. Presenting all the books the defendant read on how th fake insanity was one part. Illustrating how creative the defendant is was another part. The prosecution would have done the same had the defendant been a writer of science fiction or comic books, a video game maker, etc. It illustrates that thinking of such a thing is not out of reach for the defendant.

 

[fsck]

go write a letter!

Well, I threw my two cents (and run-on sentences) in.

Go to the CourtTV message board linked to above, and see the post on "D&D is harmless fun - insanity is not". Never forget that intelligent, well-reasoned and supported letter writing is one of the most effective forms of communication and persuasion available to us as modern citizens with high literacy.

We'll see if it gets moderated or not.

Here's a direct link:

http://boards.courttv.com/eshare/se...ANDFULLY=0&EXPANDBRANCH=0&ASORT=65541&BSORT=4

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

Re: go write a letter!

Here's a direct link:

http://boards.courttv.com/eshare/se...ANDFULLY=0&EXPANDBRANCH=0&ASORT=65541&BSORT=4

Nice quotation at the end, fsck. I think that pretty much sums it up.

 

[Zappo]

Re: go write a letter!

Here's a direct link:

http://boards.courttv.com/eshare/se...ANDFULLY=0&EXPANDBRANCH=0&ASORT=65541&BSORT=4

You seen what you were answered by that "Firedude099"? My god, I swear I had to make a Will save to avoid answering back. I wonder if he hasn't understood anything at all, or if he understood and chose to ignore it.

 

[fsck]

feh

It looks like I "failed" MY will save. See my response to his response if you are so inclined. Ironically, that board is starting to remind me of USEnet...

I swear to Jesus, Allah, Mohammed, and Buddha that for every one of us there are 500 people like firedude. The lack of reading comprehension and critical thinking in the US continues to spread like wildfire - and it sucks.

 

[333 Dave]

Wow, I didn't know I was playing "a game so closely associated with murder and mayhem".
Yeash, some people have no clue, do they?

 

[mythusmage]

Of course we're involved in murder and mayhem. Imaginary murder and mayhem. Douglas Adams killed off more people in Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy than any role-gamer I know, and that's considered a comedy.

Be proud of your make believe slaughter, kill a virtual country today!