EA ships their game with illegal weapon

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Electronic Arts today contacted game writers around the country asking them to return the brass knuckles they were sent as part of a promotion for Godfather II. The representative that contacted me said that the company wanted to make sure that the brass knuckles were "properly disposed of." He declined to comment any further. Contacted by email Friday, an Electronic Arts spokesperson verified that the company is asking that all of the brass knuckles shipped out be returned.
Brass knuckles or metallic knuckles are illegal in many of the states that they were shipped to. They're also illegal in California, where EA is based.
In Colorado, possessing an illegal weapon is a class 1 misdemeanor, according to a Denver police spokeswoman. Illegal weapons are defined as a blackjack, gas gun, metallic knuckles, gravity knife, or switchblade knife.
Electronic Arts did not respond to emails seeking comment about the legality of the items they shipped and whether they faced any legal actions for shipping them across state lines.

UPDATE: After a little research we found that according to California Penal Code even shipping brass knuckles may be illegal.
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http://kotaku.com/5207521/ea-ships-i...ants-them-back

Priceless. This is just priceless.
 
i hope EA get's sued for being dumbasses (and for degrading the gaming industry).
 
...Why the **** would they send out actual weapons?
 
Oh wow. They're polluting the young minds with the hope of brass knuckles.

I think taking away their knuckledusters will only force them to beat their parents to a bloody pulp.

Damn video games, polluting our children.
 
Haha, what the F*CK?

It's hard to believe an entire company was this stupid to send out brass knuckles (illegal) to mostly teen buyers (danger combined with stupidity).
 
I find it even more stupid that Guns are legal yet Brass Knuckles aren't. Which retard thought Brass Knuckles are more dangerous than Guns.
 
yes i know they didn't ship them point A (EA) to B (IE: Best Buy/Teen Buyers), my point was it's like sending out a switchblade with Gangster Tickle Me Elmos to the press as a promotional thing when the target audience for Gangster Tickle Me Elmos is Children, you didn't get my point, GO f*CK yerself, sir.

PimpinPenguin said:
I find it even more stupid that Guns are legal yet Brass Knuckles aren't. Which retard thought Brass Knuckles are more dangerous than Guns.
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Because Brass Knuckles are way different than guns in terms of practicality and use.
A gun is made for protection, sport, and hunting. While Brass Knuckles are simply made just for ****ing people up. It's not like people really carry around brass knuckles for protection, that's not practical at all. And without saying people don't use them for sport or hunting.... I'd hope.

I don't know if they listed this one, but another illegal one are these types of "handcuffs" that are simply a bunch of chain links with some sort of a lock in device at both ends. Anyways, when you get it around someone's wrist you can easy pull their hand behind their back and you simple turn to tighten the chain. Once again, no real use other than f*cking someone up.
One of my old friends brought one into school years ago and did it on another friend, the damage to his wrist was ridiculous. Morons
 
PimpinPenguin said:
I find it even more stupid that Guns are legal yet Brass Knuckles aren't. Which retard thought Brass Knuckles are more dangerous than Guns.
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Items are not made illegal based on merely how dangerous they are.
 
zombieturtle01 said:
yes i know they didn't ship them point A (EA) to B (IE: Best Buy/Teen Buyers)
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Now you know, after actually reading more then just the topic title...

zombieturtle01 said:
my point was it's like sending out a switchblade with Gangster Tickle Me Elmos to the press as a promotional thing when the target audience for Gangster Tickle Me Elmos is Children, you didn't get my point, GO f*CK yerself, sir.
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No it would be like EA sending out an item synonymous with gangsters/mobsters to the press to promote their game about gangsters/mobsters (which is aimed at older teens and adults, not "children")...

It would be like sending out nunchucks to the press to promote their ninja game.
 
Who needs brass knuckles when you can tie bricks to your fists.
 
Sir Phoenixx said:
It would be like sending out nunchucks to the press to promote their ninja game.
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Or, OR like I said, it would be like sending out switchblades with Gangster Tickle Me Elmo, because he's gangster.
 
zombieturtle01 said:
Or, OR like I said, it would be like sending out switchblades with Gangster Tickle Me Elmo, because he's gangster.
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He sure is:
raekwon.jpg


He's hanging with his homies. :O
 
I want to buy this just to have it now. Damn its going to be worth some cash.
 
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