deadly games (slightly vineland-related)

[Jerky]

At 09:19 AM 1/26/01 +0100, you 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?

I own, and love, my Death Row Marv. Let Amnesty International investigate 
Bush's methods in Texas and leave Sin City fans alone, for Pete's sake.  I 
wish they woulda had this toy when I was a teen!

Cheers,
Jerky