By Christie Weber Reporter, Skunkpost
The place where “a kid can be a kid” has lost their game license for too much violence in their arcade. Glad to see the Amherst Town Board is tackling the big issues! The legendary Chuck E. Cheese’s game license was not approved by the town board members because of recent fights that have broken out at the Harlem Road location, and more importantly the amount of “shoot and kill games” they have.
Board members apparently think Chuck E. Cheese’s is a “parenting-free” zone. They refused to approve the game license because of the amount of killing games toddlers are being exposed to. This is why kids under 4-year-old usually are accompanied by adults who have the undeniable ability to say the word “No”. What's next... amusement parks taking down the “big kid” rides because a toddler may want to try?
Among these "violent games" that caused the debate were shooting and hunting games where people, animals, zombies, and monsters are attacking or being attacked by the player. Isn’t this what Duck Hunt and “Wack-a-Gopher” are about, just in the 80's? Those were my 2 favorite games, and both could be played at Chuck E. Cheese’s. The desire to keep our kids away from violence is understandable, but they are only games, and the great thing is you can pick and choose which you want them to play.
The place where “a kid can be a kid” has lost their game license for too much violence in their arcade. Glad to see the Amherst Town Board is tackling the big issues! The legendary Chuck E. Cheese’s game license was not approved by the town board members because of recent fights that have broken out at the Harlem Road location, and more importantly the amount of “shoot and kill games” they have.
Board members apparently think Chuck E. Cheese’s is a “parenting-free” zone. They refused to approve the game license because of the amount of killing games toddlers are being exposed to. This is why kids under 4-year-old usually are accompanied by adults who have the undeniable ability to say the word “No”. What's next... amusement parks taking down the “big kid” rides because a toddler may want to try?
Among these "violent games" that caused the debate were shooting and hunting games where people, animals, zombies, and monsters are attacking or being attacked by the player. Isn’t this what Duck Hunt and “Wack-a-Gopher” are about, just in the 80's? Those were my 2 favorite games, and both could be played at Chuck E. Cheese’s. The desire to keep our kids away from violence is understandable, but they are only games, and the great thing is you can pick and choose which you want them to play.
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