Brazil Bans Everquest & Counter Strike

[Damon]

A few days ago a Brazilian Judge banned the games Everquest and Counter Strike. This is not the first time Brazil has banned some video games. They had previously banned Carmagedon, Postal and Grand Theft Auto.

The reasons for banning these games?

The counter strike was banned because, in experts opinion, teachs war strategies.
Everquest was banned because of their quests. The Brazilian judge, claims that, some quests ask for the user do good things and bad things, leading the user to pscicological problems.

"the subversion of public order, were an attack against the democratic state and the law and against public security"

Acording to procon and the judge, Counter-Strike is described as "a game where drug deales sequestram and take to a morro thre UN representatives. Police invades the place and is received with bullets"

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[Tom]

They gotta lighten up over there a bit, only a handful of people blame what they did on video games. They would rather help the handful who have problems then let the other people have fun playing games.... shouldn't the more out weigh the less?

[Damon]

Well I suppose they just assume people could play other games. But cmon man. Everquest? I mean sure it drains your life away faster than a poison attack in an RPG. But still, the reasoning is insane.