deadly games (slightly vineland-related)

[lorentzen-nicklaus]

 "the toy industry has scaled the greatest height of bad taste ever: a miniature 
 electric chair. strapped into it is a six inch plastic doll named death row 
 marv, based on a comic book character who murdered his girlfriend's killer. as 
 the electricity is applied, his eyes start glowing and his body convulses, and 
 a voice chip allows him to laugh and to taunt his executioners: 'that's all you 
 got, pansies?' death row marv has proven to be extremely popular in the united 
 states with demand so great that there are waiting lists across the country. 
 the toy, intended for children '13 and up', has been criticised by amnesty 
 international as well as the national organisation of parents of murdered 
 children." (philosophy now, issue 30, dec/jan 01, page 6)

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 kfl