Learning the Game?

Quote of the Day:
"Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them."

~ James Baldwin ~

Yahoo news has reported an attack on the Easter Bunny.

BAY CITY, Mich. - The Easter Bunny is hopping mad. Bryan Johnson, who portrays the furry character at the Bay City Mall, says he was pummeled in an unprovoked attack on the job. Police say the attacker was a 12-year-old boy who sat on Johnson's lap the day before the March 18 incident.

Johnson, 18, suffered a bloody nose. He kept his cool during the attack, deeming it inappropriate for the Easter Bunny to fight back. But he's not willing to forgive and forget.

"They (the sheriff's deputies) told me it was up to me, and I feel that the boy should be prosecuted," Johnson told The Bay City Times.

Johnson told Bay County Sheriff's deputies that the boy hit him in the face at least six times before running away.

This story would not have made much of an impression except for what I observed today. A couple of kids at a family gathering wanted to play with the X Box. This isn't such a big deal. Only problem is the Box belongs to a twenty year old and he does not have anything resembling Spyro the Dragon in his collection.

That didn't matter. The kids, a boy of twelve and a girl of six had received permission from their parents and wanted to play. The young man let them have a turn at '007', a parody of James Bond. No sex in this one though, so that 's not too bad. Is it?

Just a few minutes into the game and the six year old girl is screaming, "Kill him. Kill him! Kill him!!" with increasing gusto. The blood is flying and bodies falling... She loves it.

"Ah, they killed me. Quick, start over. I'll get them this time," she says.

At this point I was feeling nauseated and left the room.

You might say it's just a game. I think differently. Remember, this child is only six years old. The feminist police might show up at my door for saying this, but what ever happened to Barbie? Did she join the Special Forces and ship off to the Middle East?

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