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Nightbird 09-24-2007 07:28 AM

Re: GameStop Manager refuses to sell games to kids with bad grades
 
What scares me is this guy is passing on moral code for people to shop there. What makes him the moral leader? People like this are dangerous.

Luvian 09-24-2007 08:48 AM

Re: GameStop Manager refuses to sell games to kids with bad grades
 
Yeah, the last thing we want it to make kids think of their education before their entertainment. A real villain, this guy.

johnny 09-24-2007 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Luvian (Post 1190247)
Yeah, the last thing we want it to make kids think of their education before their entertainment. A real villain, this guy.

I hear you, but it's not a salesmanager's job to make the kids aware of that, at least not when it hampers the income of the store he's supposed to make profitable. It's a nice thought of the guy, i'll give you that, but methinks he has an obligation to the man who's responsible for his monthly paycheck. It's first and foremost the parents who should make their kids aware of their priorities in life, and schoolteachers come in second. Salesmanagers fall in a different categorie.

Nightbird 09-25-2007 07:24 AM

Re: GameStop Manager refuses to sell games to kids with bad grades
 
He is also telling them what they can say and how they should dress. The world would be a scary place if we all talked and looked the same.

SpiritWarrior 09-25-2007 09:49 AM

Re: GameStop Manager refuses to sell games to kids with bad grades
 
It's a form of discrimination, regardless of whether we view it as good or bad.

Illumina Drathiran'ar 09-25-2007 11:28 AM

Re: GameStop Manager refuses to sell games to kids with bad grades
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Luvian (Post 1190247)
Yeah, the last thing we want it to make kids think of their education before their entertainment. A real villain, this guy.

For the most part, I had absolutely terrible grades until I got to college. No wonder kids are playing video games- am I the only one who remembers what an absolutely phenomenal waste of time school was? Or was it just Catholic school that was like that?

I'm too busy imagining what that would be like if we applied this to an older age...

"No, you can't have a beer until I see your GRE scores. And don't even think about ordering a shot until I see a writing sample."

SpiritWarrior 09-25-2007 12:13 PM

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No, i'm the same. I jumped school alot, simply because I found it boring as hell. I was off doing my own thing, which didn't have to mean I was getting high simply because I choose not to go to school - whatever interested me. I use very little of the core subjects that I spent years "learning", and can get into any college I want as it is. So yeah, I personally would agree that it was an incredible waste of time for me. I could have been focusing on my own chosen fields of education and pursued it myself, rather than inside a class that was filled with disruptions, and channelled through teachers that were so jaded with their job that a robot would have done better.

ZFR 09-25-2007 02:08 PM

Re: GameStop Manager refuses to sell games to kids with bad grades
 
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Originally Posted by Nightbird (Post 1190324)
He is also telling them what they can say and how they should dress. The world would be a scary place if we all talked and looked the same.

Well people like you are telling him how to act and what not do. How's that?

You say it would be boring if we all talked same, and yet you yourself want everyone to follow your thinking. And if somone, like this man, dares to think differently you call him dangerous. You thought of that?

robertthebard 09-25-2007 02:26 PM

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So where do we draw the line for appropriate behavior? While I can appreciate what this guy is trying to do, it's not his job to parent my kids. That's my job, and their grades are between my child, my child's school, and myself. I didn't have a problem telling my child she couldn't play games if she had homework to do. This is the limiter, for me. I don't need outside influences on my parenting, when it was an issue.

However, just as a for instance, say we let this guy have his way. What's next? Will the mall be the next one to say, "Hey, you're not dressed to our standards, you can't come in". Maybe the grocery store? While this may seem harmless, it sets a precedent for it to continue, and some standards may be higher than others. What happens when the grocer refuses to sell you groceries because your hair is too long, or too short?

It's funny too, as I sit here typing, reading the flashy sig of ZFR. Freedom, prosperity, and creativity, so long as you do it how I say?

ZFR 09-25-2007 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by robertthebard (Post 1190352)
However, just as a for instance, say we let this guy have his way. What's next? Will the mall be the next one to say, "Hey, you're not dressed to our standards, you can't come in". Maybe the grocery store? While this may seem harmless, it sets a precedent for it to continue, and some standards may be higher than others. What happens when the grocer refuses to sell you groceries because your hair is too long, or too short?

huh? If, it's my own store and I can set whatever standards I want in it. Just like you can admit/refuse to admit whomever you want into your house. There are already restaurants with a specific dress code by the way. Would you like to be the owner of one of these and being forced to admit any riff-raff who want to come in?


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