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Animal Crossing fans are pedophiles, according to Missouri cop photo

While it's great to see cops tackle the growing problem of sexual predation in an online world, misinformed finger pointing and jumping to suspect conclusions won't solve anything. Such is the case of Missouri cybercop Andy Anderson, who claims that he can't find a justifiable reason for an adult to be playing Animal Crossing, and those that do are most likely pedophiles. 

"There is no reason an adult should have [Animal Crossing: City Folk]," he explains. According to reports, Anderson then went on to say that any adult playing such games are "likely doing it for the wrong reasons." 

There's nothing wrong with looking into online gaming worlds as a potential grooming ground for sexual predators. That is to be encouraged. However, to basically imply that any Animal Crossing fans over the age of consent should be looked at as perverse is simply stunning. Don't get me wrong, I believe that those who love Animal Crossing have something wrong with them, but I'm not going to go so far as to suggest that they're all jerking off to Miley Cyrus. 

Besides, everybody knows that Animal Crossing fans are furries anyway.


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Chatzi's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2009 00:05
Chatzi
Uh oh I'm 27... And I don't exchange friend codes with kids because my animals have a nasty tendency to say naughty things.
I'm pretty sure I play for the "right reasons," however... you know, like making my town TOTALLY AWESOME.
jackal27's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2009 00:37
jackal27
@Prince Gidorah- I really appreciate the apology dude. I wasn't really that offended, it's just annoying that where I live gets stereotyped a lot. Thanks again.
Paddylicious's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2009 01:24
Paddylicious
I'm pretty sure that when they said, "This warning includes any web-based game that allows instant messaging or voice-over IP" that they didn't mean that any person over 18 playing any game that allows instant messaging or voip is a pedo, but just that the warning to parents to watch their kids' activities online also includes said web-based things.

My favorite part of that article was when they said "Anderson says it is going to take parents paying attention to keep this problem from exploding." This is what parents should have been doing in the first place! Does it really take a police officer telling you what to do before you watch what your kids do?
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2009 02:07
mistic
shit I've got that game, guess that means I'm a pedophyle without even knowing it :-(
zombiekiller13's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2009 07:00
zombiekiller13
I wrote to the news station. In a nutshell, I wrote that I didn't appreciate the fact that they were painting adult gamers who play AC as pedophiles.

They wrote back, explaining that their goal was to alert parents to potential pedophile activity that may be occurring on gaming consoles.

I responded, saying that I appreciated the effort but when they quote a police officer (later discovered he was a detective) who states "There is no reason an adult should have this game...adults playing Animal Crossing and similar games are likely doing it for the wrong reasons", it makes it sound like we're all kid touchers. He goes on to admit that his department doesn't have the funding to purchase gaming consoles and monitor activity, so how is he able to make this blanket statement?

They apologized, saying they should have been more discerning with what they let the detective say.

So, will they keep it in mind should they do another gaming story? We'll see.
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2009 07:21
Jim Sterling
zombiekiller13: Can you forward me that correspondence? And would you mind my writing a story on it?
nintendoll's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2009 09:18
nintendoll
OMG I PLAY ANIMAL CROSSING I MUST BE A CLOSET PEDO AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!ONE!!111111!!!!!!!!!!ELEVEN!!!!!!
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2009 11:25
Holyetheline
Last night I ate cookies.... does that make me a fat ass? No it does not. Some people, but not me. Same with whoever plays this game.
Ambulance-Y's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2009 13:58
Ambulance-Y
/facepalm

i knew there was a good reason I moved away from missouri/kansas. it wouldn't surprise me if they passed a law to not sell the game to people over 18 unless they have a child present. stupid backward southern country hicks
gatorsax2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2009 14:54
gatorsax2010
@zombiekiller13: Thanks for making gamers look good. I have a feeling the station got many letters of complaint, but none as reasoned as yours sounds. It seems like whenever a news outlet criticizes anything, they get a bunch of angry, profanity-laced letters (and this applies to just about everything, not only games. It just makes me upset that some of the more ignorant among us perpetuate the stereotypes when they do that).
RalphsBFF's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/18/2009 20:37
RalphsBFF
I love my little animal friends. They are cute and funny, and I like wasting my time in my little town.
AdamMPSP's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2009 12:41
AdamMPSP
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AdamMPSP's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2009 12:43
AdamMPSP
So, when I heard the news that every adult who plays Animal Crossing is a pedophile, well, I figured Animal Crossing needed a hero, someone who could be tough on these criminals like they deserve. I made a video of it, of course. Animal Crossing with Rorschach:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJKGdpBGoV8

But who watches Tom Nook?
smurfee mcgee's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2009 20:28
smurfee mcgee
Confirmed: I am a pervert.
What an asshole.
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