Forum - View topicNEWS: New York State Prohibits Sex Offenders From Playing Pokémon Go
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Wandering Samurai
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Cuomo taking lessons from Good Ol' Bloomberg, welcome to the Nanny State.
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TsukasaElkKite
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That's exactly why I buddy up with a friend or my brother when we go Pokémon hunting. |
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CatSword
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Well, that's some bullshit. There are 18-year-olds on that list for exchanging nudes with their 17-year-old girlfriends.
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Lord Oink
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American laws can be pretty inconsistant. A 17 year old can't consent to sex because they are allegedly not mature enough to make an informed descision, but it's legal to give a 4 year old hormones. |
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Redbeard 101
Oscar the Grouch
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Please don't head down the rabbit hole with this thread. Given the topic of the article the mods are going to watch it so please keep it civil and avoid flamebait posts. Thank you.
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War_Destroyer
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Since when is playing Pokémon GO a human right? Also, why do people here always get so paranoid and defensive whenever the sex offenders list is brought up, or someone in the industry is accused of a sex crime? Apparently, and according to the article, there are only 3000 people in the sex offenders list in the STATE of New York. It doesn't sound like an easy list to get onto... Stop freaking out...
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Suena
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It specifically says "registered sex offenders under supervision" so I take it to mean it doesn't apply to ALL persons ever registered as sex offenders. |
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ommadon
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Well, it hasn't been mentioned so I'll add this... Criminals can take advantage of people playing the game, but playing the game doesn't give a criminal an advantage in commiting a crime against another who isn't playing.
So, it seems to me that there should be some education on how your movements and habbits while playing can be taken advantage of by others. I won't argue that there is a potential problem with players being exploited, but their [Cuomo's] solution won't be effective. You don't even have to play the game to exploit players. It's a rediculous burden to put on Niantec, with nothing to show for it. |
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leafy sea dragon
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My parents believed child predators were around every corner long before that line of thinking became popular. For as long as I could remember (the late 80's), when I was little, if my parents were away and I was at home, I was not allowed to leave the house. The only places I was allowed to go on my own was to and from the school bus stop, and I was not allowed to stop by anywhere along the way. My mom created scare stories about children being abducted to be cut up and sold for meat on the black market. (I am still not sure whether she actually believes that or not, as she continues to speak of such things with honest conviction to this day.)
Ah, so THAT is how it's enforced. If they're under supervision, Niantic doesn't have to do anything at all. Whoever is supervising them can go delete Pokémon GO from whatever devices they have it on. |
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Kadmos1
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What's also bad is that I would not put it past federal governments to use it to snoop on regular taxpayers sans the 4th Amendment or a country's equivalent of such.
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Meexa
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I always hate it when governments try to act like a white knight then goes and does something devilish. |
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nobahn
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At the risk of being seemingly political, I will just say this: Andrew Cuomo is unflippingbelievable.....
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