Missouri Police say adults shouldn't play Animal Crossing
by Jason Dobson 
on Mar 18th 2009 10:10AM
Son, turn the game box off and come over here. Now, since you turned 18 your mom and I have been meaning to talk with you about your little habit. No, not the smoking or the drinking. Really, we're fine with all of that. No, what we're concerned about is the time you spend exchanging friend codes with all those people in
Animal Crossing: City Folk. We've been talking to Detective Andy Anderson of the Mid-Missouri Internet Crimes Task Force, who says that he "cannot come up with any legitimate reason that an adult would be playing that particular game."
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.
[Via
Game Politics]
