Apparently, because some pedophiles have used games like Animal Crossing for illicit purposes, no adults should own the game.
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The Mid-Missouri Internet Crimes Task Force is warning parents about online predators who use games like Animal Crossing: City Folk to connect with kids across the country. Parents tell their kids to never talk to strangers, but a report by ABC affiliate KMIZ says interacting with both in-game animals and other players is "the heart of the game," and that "to really reach the next level, the game urges you to exchange letters, gifts and favors." But what kind of favors, exactly?
The evil, child-molesting kind, apparently. "There is no reason an adult should have this game," said Task Force Coordinator Andy Anderson. He added that adults who own Animal Crossing and similar games likely have them for "the wrong reasons." Evil, child-molesting reasons, no doubt.
Okay but they are trying to explain that creepos hang out at kids games. Watch your kid. That's probably good advice. No need to go off on the po po just cause they are giving a heads up.
When my girls were little they used to play ink link but stopped because some perv kept drawing doinks and boobies all the time.
Now a quick trip to the Mid Missouri Internet Crimes Task Force got me this cool bit of info:
Top 50 Internet Acronyms Parents Need to Know:
8 - Oral sex
1337 - Elite
143 - I love you
182 - I hate you
459 - I love you
1174 - Nude club
420 - Marijuana
ADR - Address
ASL - Age/Sex/Location
banana - Penis
CD9 - Code 9 - it means parents are around
DUM - Do You Masturbate?
DUSL - Do You Scream Loud?
FB - F*** Buddy
FMLTWIA - F*** Me Like The Whore I Am
FOL - Fond of Leather
GNOC - Get Naked On Cam
GYPO - Get Your Pants Off
IAYM - I Am Your Master
IF/IB - In the Front -or- In the Back
IIT - Is It Tight?
ILF/MD - I Love Female/Male Dominance
IMEZRU - I Am Easy, Are You?
IWSN - I Want Sex Now
J/O - Jerking Off
KFY -or- K4Y - Kiss For You
kitty - Vagina
KPC - Keeping Parents Clueless
LMIRL - Let's Meet In Real Life
MOOS - Member Of The Opposite Sex
MOSS - Member(s) Of The Same Sex
MorF - Male or Female
MOS - Mom Over Shoulder
MPFB - My Personal F*** Buddy
NALOPKT - Not A Lot Of People Know That
NIFOC - Nude In Front Of The Computer
NMU - Not Much, You?
P911 - Parent Alert
PAL - Parents Are Listening
PAW - Parents Are Watching
PIR - Parent In Room
POS - Parent Over Shoulder -or- Piece Of Sh**
PRON - Porn
Q2C - Quick To Cum
RU/18 - Are You Over 18?
RUH - Are You Horny?
S2R - Send To Receive
SorG - Straight or Gay
TDTM - Talk Dirty To Me
WYCM - Will You Call Me?
They said that nobody but children should own Animal Crossing. They are wrong.
Also, that list is absurd. I am sure that almost nobody uses about 90% of those. Seems just like the Rainbow Party bullshit that went around a couple years ago.
Wow. Ri-f'ing-diculous. Dude, I have kids, but even if I didn't why should I not buy all the Viva Pinata and Animal Crossing games? Because some douche with a mustache in f'ing Missouri says I shouldn't own these games? Seriously is right.
I love when people try to smear an entire group of people over a product. Is it me, or are, say gun owners (which I've been too - don't get too excited) maybe a little more dangerous on the whole than Animal Crossing owners?
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So what determines "Adult" here? 18+?? Convenient because that's the law?? I know lots of people over.. hell, 20 that still play animal crossing. If anything maybe kids under 18 shouldn't play the game. You don't let little kids into R rated movies to protect them.. you don't let them into strip clubs. Why let them into games with pervs??
Maybe they should tell that to Nintendo, considering that Animal Crossing is marketed towards adult women.
I suppose there are games that I imagine it'd be easy to run across internet predators, but Animal Crossing? Definitely not one of them! You have to give someone your Wii code, town name, and character name, and then get theirs in return, set it up, and then actually visit each other for it to recognize the connection -you can't do this through the game, you'd have to talk to someone in person or online to get their info.
Hell, I have a hard enough time meeting up with actual friends in that game!
I love how ill-informed the media and law enforcement are i don't think for a second they even tried to connect to someone elses town. All that Andy Anderson saw was cartoony graphics and assumed that it much be for kids. It the same thing when parents don't pay attention to there 5 old year watching family guy becuase they assume it's a cartoon so it must be okay for them.
They said that nobody but children should own Animal Crossing. They are wrong.
Also, that list is absurd. I am sure that almost nobody uses about 90% of those. Seems just like the Rainbow Party bullshit that went around a couple years ago.
V: I quess I was reading between the lines a bit. Like when a single guy moves into the hood and has a real killer swing set in the back yard for all the kids to come over and "play"......
But yeah they seemed a bit over the top on oh noes the internets is evil..
That list killed me and since I have teenage daughters the most important one is left out
I like how the number 8 is for oral. Good god. Are you kidding?
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FINALLY!!! I new there was some reason I continued to buy this franchise year after year. Lets be honest its not that great, but for some reason I continue to buy animal crossing one after another. Now I know its because Nintendo has tricked me into a vigilante who roams the streets of Animal Crossing looking for little children.........oh....whats this......DINOSAUR FOSSIL! SCORE! Those little kids are gunna have to wait. LOL
