deadly games (slightly vineland-related)

[Otto Sell]

> At least it doesn't fire projectiles? See ...
>
> http://www.theonion.com/onion3628/fun_toy_banned.html
>

where you can read:

"I've heard some pretty stupid shit in my time, but that has to take the
cake,"

> --- lorentzen-nicklaus
> <lorentzen-nicklaus at t-online.de> wrote:
> >
> >  "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)
> >
> >  any comments?
> >
> >  kfl
> >

Better such a toy then landmines that look like toys which were, as far as I
remember, no American invention.
But in a country where the death penalty still rules and every weirdo may
buy a gun it's kind of  "natural" that things like this occur. But of course
it's just bad taste and finally it's the parents who have to decide if they
let it happen in their household.

In the context of "The Adams Family" the little guillotine for beheading
dolls didn't seem strange to me.

Otto