Missouri Police say adults shouldn't play Animal Crossing
by Jason Dobson 
{ Mar 18th 2009 at 10:10AM } 
Now, heaven knows what you've been putting in all of those letters and gift boxes, but Anderson told ABC affiliate KMIZ that you, and others like you, are likely playing Animal Crossing and similar games "for the wrong reasons." Sure it's addicting, but it's also evil, so please, son, do us all a favor and put the controller down and go play something more your age. But before you go, tell your mom to put down that galdarned Peggle and bring me a turkey pot pie. I'm glad we had this little chat.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Donald @ Mar 18th 2009 10:15AM
Yeah, now that you're 18, you need to be playin them thar shootan gaems! (/sarcasm)
baby sea tuna @ Mar 18th 2009 10:45AM
Child predators...Gotta Catch Em All!
Neuromancer @ Mar 18th 2009 11:21AM
To be completely fair, looking at any given screenshot of this game,it really does look like a kid's game. Just sayin'.
Shagittarius @ Mar 18th 2009 12:50PM
I'd actually take it a step further and say that no one has a reason to be playing this "game".
Markez @ Mar 18th 2009 1:56PM
Every time you go out of your way to look down upon us all to grace us with your presence and declare what is and isn't a game, what we should be playing and not playing, a cheeto fingered, headset wearing, gamerfuel chugging, hardcore gamer drops dead somewhere.
Shagittarius @ Mar 18th 2009 4:20PM
"Every time you go out of your way to look down upon us all to grace us with your presence and declare what is and isn't a game, what we should be playing and not playing a... hardcore gamer gets his wings."
FTFY.
Be a cag if you want to its your own business...
Maxwell Ash @ Mar 18th 2009 6:14PM
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that I agree with the police officer man. When I used to play Animal Crossing Wild World, I always used to draw a penis on Blanka, and then send him off to some random persons village. I hate to think of the influence I have had on some poor child somewhere.
Iroquois @ Mar 18th 2009 8:08PM
Yeah neuromancer, but if you showed someone a screenshot of WoW and they didn't know what it was, people would think it's kids game. Even though they look that way, they are still really good games.
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Mar 18th 2009 10:19AM
seriously???
so they are going to try and say that by using this game as an adult you are automatically trying to contact minors for illegal purposes??? someone needs to get off the opium....
kiro @ Mar 18th 2009 10:23AM
This "illegal" action the police announced is Pedophilia... lol
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Mar 18th 2009 10:36AM
yea I know. Nedt they are going to say that people over 18 shouldnt be on Myspace either. Cause we all know THAT place is full of kids
baby sea tuna @ Mar 18th 2009 10:48AM
Actually, you're right. No self respecting person over 18 has any reason to be on myspace at this point.
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Mar 18th 2009 11:00AM
Tuna, why is that???
I mean face book WAS exclusive to an older crowd but not anymore. Can you name me a flourishing online community for people 25+?? I mean I have 2 myspace accounts. 1 for people I know and the other for just random ass people. its no better way to get in contact with old classmates than myspace
baby sea tuna @ Mar 18th 2009 11:11AM
Are you serious? Myspace is not only a disaster from a design and usability perspective, but it's been so riddled with ads, glitches, children, attention-whores, and spammers, that I can't imagine why anyone would bother putting up with it.
Or maybe it's just because I'd already slept with 90% of the girls on my friends list and so it no longer served a purpose for me.
And for the record, Facebook isn't much better. I've heard of others, Bebo, Orkut, Linkedin, and the like, but nothing has really stuck.
dark_inchworm (on Steam!) dark inchworm (on XBL!) @ Mar 18th 2009 11:31AM
So you only use it to keep in touch with family, right tuna?
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Mar 18th 2009 11:33AM
facebook isnt much better now that its not exclusive to students and corporate workers. but it was a lot better. The ads arent nearly as bad as they could be. so what you get bombared with a ad for Watchmen on the main page or whatever movie pays millions for ad space. its aight with me as its not pop-ups and I dont have to click on them. all the sites you mentioned I have seen before and not that impressed. not to mention finding other people I know on there is rare
The Dark Wayne @ Mar 18th 2009 11:57AM
inchworm, he said he already had sex with most of his friends list, if he uses it for family....
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Mar 18th 2009 11:59AM
wow I missed that 90% part!! LMAO!!!
I know a dude like that on facebook, chicks be leaving all kinds of shit on his wall and he keeps fuckin more and more
ToRo @ Mar 18th 2009 12:27PM
Myspace and facebook aren't great but it's a nice thing to have when you wanna find an old friend. I don't understand why people obsess over it though.
Duke @ Mar 18th 2009 1:10PM
Dark Wayne - that was you missing a joke entirely there right?
I can't believe you guys are going back and forth on using facebook and myspace. I agree with Tuna though, there is no need to be posting your bio's online for people to stumble across. The whole thing is a little pathetic to me.
rob @ Mar 18th 2009 5:58PM
Actually no, people there are supposed to be over 18, kids just lie lol. But technically no, I think both myspace and facebook have age guard, so they are both supposed to be for adults.
Lionbacker steamID: detfan1957 @ Mar 18th 2009 7:55PM
You only have to be over 13 to get on facebook. I'm not sure about myspace.
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Mar 19th 2009 8:17AM
myspace you can be 14, you just cant communicate with any people over 18 that arent on your friends list and they HAVE to know your email address or last name to even add you
Barkley610 @ Mar 18th 2009 10:22AM
first the PS3 eye now Wii Animal Crossing Tv top mic???? these grown men need to be locked up.
Onomah @ Mar 18th 2009 10:23AM
Aww isn't that cute, the Missouri police are trying to be up to date. It's adorable really, like a kitten trying to climb up a steep slope but not quite being able to manage it.
Zeus.:God @ Mar 18th 2009 10:50AM
...
You're retarded.
"HUH! TEHYR FRUM MIZZOUREY DEY MOST B INBRD HICKYREDNEX!!LOLZDEY NO NOTIN BOWT TEKNOWLEDGIE" Is likely what you were thinking, however, this is not the case. The guy does have a point- what adult in a proper state of mind would play Animal Crossing?
Maybe you should get with the times. Mid-America or Southern America does not equal technologically retarded hillbillies who's most advanced technological device is a string with cups on both ends.
Fragmit @ Mar 18th 2009 11:02AM
You pissed Zeus:God off so much he threw his ZEOS 486 DX2/66 out of the window of his trailer.
TracerBullet @ Mar 18th 2009 11:02AM
@Zeus:
You know, some adults like eating pizza, others prefer chinese food. Or mexican. some even enjoy french cooking.
But why someone in they right mind would like to eat anything but hamburger, right?
Jeepers Creepers 712 @ Mar 18th 2009 11:03AM
pretty sure he didn't say anything about being hicks. I think he said "up to date". That's current. Which a good chunk of MS isn't. Not saying it's the stone ages there, but visit somewhere like Chicago or New York and you'd see a clear difference.
Personally I don't see what's wrong with an adult enjoying a video game. Regardless if it's Animal Crossing. By that logic,
Adults should not watch Spongebob, or cartoons at all
Anime is a sin, since adults can't feasibly like cartoons
Women are only allowed to wear pink and dress in skirts and talk about shopping
Adult men are only allowed to get excited for steak, sex, and professional "american" football.
Soccer is for pussies.
You're not allowed to date anyone with a different skin-tone or religion than you
and of course, it's okay to beat your wife if you go to church and ask forgiveness.
Let's stick to these stereotypes, and everything will be good.
el serpiente @ Mar 18th 2009 11:07AM
Chill Zeus. The guy deserves to be mocked, whatever part of the world he is from. Your personal insecurities have nothing to do with this.
Anticrawl @ Mar 18th 2009 11:13AM
Wow el serpiente you clean up nicely... *wink wink*
Ah Missouri is quite backwards though. In many of their cities you are sent to prison for a speeding violation over 5 mph. Seems like a waste of resources by an otherwise bored and empty police force. I'll go ahead and refrain from listing all the other little things and keep it civil.
Zeus.:God @ Mar 18th 2009 11:17AM
You guys really are daft, aren't you. Apparently you guys aren't catching onto this guy's obvious reference to Missourians supposedly being technological morons with his "up to date" bit. I mean, obviously, we barely know what the fuck this whole "Windows" thing is, let alone Animal Crossing. It must be some sort of gateway to a pedophile organization, but we won't quite know for sure until we poke it with ol' Woody, our top investigation stick.
You know, the concepts of hicks, hillbillies, rednecks (nothing wrong with that), trailer trash, etc are commonly associated with the state of Missouri, as well as other mid-Western and Southern states by ignorant East and West Coasters. Anyway, enough with that- the point is, Missouri as a whole is as "up to date" as any other state in this country.
Who knows maybe that wasn't this guys intentions, but having been up roughly 32 hours, I'm too tired to concentrate on what exactly is going on.
Still, what is appealing about Animal Crossing that anyone other than a child would play it?
Zeus.:God @ Mar 18th 2009 11:20AM
Anticrawl, apparently you haven't got a clue. No one is going to fucking pull you over for 5 miles over- anywhere. I've been pulled over for many things- most of them speeding tickets, and the officers are fairly lax about it. I don't know where you get your missinformation from, but I'm sure it's probably the same source as Mr Onomah's.
baby sea tuna @ Mar 18th 2009 11:21AM
AC appeals to people with light to moderate OCD. Kind of like Pokemon, WoW, or Achievement Points.
Mr Khan @ Mar 18th 2009 11:31AM
Nah, police in general are usually behind trends until they become a serious problem, and often concoct strange theories until the truth comes out. This would be as true if this were an NYC-based group, a Welsh group, or a group out of Kyushu.
vidGuy @ Mar 18th 2009 11:35AM
I'm went to school in Iowa, lived in Missouri for a bit, and now live in Chicago. And let me say, Missouri IS full of hicks, but that has nothing to do with AC. I think the OP's point was about video game and Internet Crime task forces, which very few even modern jurisdictions have. However, since the majority of the people running these task forces have little to no real experience with video games and the Internet, it's awfully ass-backwards to have them in charge.
ButtersParker @ Mar 18th 2009 11:37AM
most of the general public isn't up to date when it comes to vidya games. i dont think onomah was implying that only people who hail from missouri weren't.
Farseer (GDI) @ Mar 18th 2009 11:49AM
I have to agree with Zeus up to a point. Missouri is relatively up-to-date in Kansas City and in St. Louis. Everything in between, though...
you've seen Deliverance, right? ;)
On topic, you ask why any self-respecting adult plays Animal Crossing? You obviously haven't seen this: http://animalcrossingtragedy.ytmnd.com/
Live in 3D @ Mar 18th 2009 12:04PM
Yeah Zeus, I've heard working in a meth lab will keep you up for 32 hours. Just make sure to be real careful. Don't want to go burning down your sisters trailer.
el serpiente @ Mar 18th 2009 12:06PM
'Wow el serpiente you clean up nicely... *wink wink*'
Yes, anticrawl, you've taught me an invaluable internets lesson. Do not respond to the stupid with stupidity.
How's your ass, BTW?
Zeus.:God @ Mar 18th 2009 12:22PM
@ Livein3D:
St. Patrick's Day. Ever heard of it?
el Serpiente, having been around to see most of your posts, I would say that you're nothing more than a troll. So, with that, piss off, kiddo.
el serpiente @ Mar 18th 2009 12:28PM
Heh, you spent st. patrick's day in a meth lab? Sad...
Zeus.:God @ Mar 18th 2009 12:36PM
Like I said, and you instantly proved- nothing but a troll. Have a nice day.
Shagittarius @ Mar 18th 2009 12:53PM
Everyone hurry the Penny's downtown just got some of those new fanfangled parachute pants in!
Zeus.:God @ Mar 18th 2009 12:57PM
Lucky. You have a Penny's. I wish I had one of them- too bad Walmart is the only store that sells cloths within 50 miles of my trailer. Looks like I won't be getting none of them 'chute pants.
/sarcasm
Courtney @ Mar 18th 2009 12:59PM
Hey Zeus, thanks for giving me a good laugh this morning.
Anticrawl @ Mar 18th 2009 1:02PM
Aww now el serpiente, don't start up with that again. I'd hate to see you go... you always add such a... sense of... grace and servility. Maybe an etiquette class is in order?
Zeus.:God @ Mar 18th 2009 1:03PM
No problem...
Markez @ Mar 18th 2009 1:44PM
No winners in this specific comment thread that's for sure. WE'RE ALL LOSERS. I'M A BIG LOSER. What gets lost here between people bickering over this, is that AC is a game. People have different tastes. Just because someone doesn't like it and it seems too childish for them, doesn't mean there's something wrong with someone else who can find their own enjoyment in it.
Markez @ Mar 18th 2009 1:45PM
Now then... AHEM...
IMMA GIT ME SOME JNCO'S AT TEH PENNYS WITH SOME BIG POCKETS, EMMMM YEEEAH