Gamepolitics: "Is Possessing RapeLay a Federal Crime in the United States?"

Much has been written about RapeLay since the controversial Hentai game was discovered for sale on Amazon a few months back.

But while the debate thus far has largely centered around whether Japan, where RapeLay and most similar titles originate, should allow games featuring sexual violence to be published, a recent court ruling suggests that U.S. citizens who possess RapeLay and games of its ilk may be guilty of a federal offense..

[qface64]

well if true all that does is make me wanna own one for myself x]

[SuicidalTendencies]

That's ridiculous. What's next? Arresting people who have dirty thoughts? They are just games, movies, and comics. There is no proof that owning any of this stuff turns you into a pedophile. Hell, I kill hundreds of people in games or watch people killed in movies and I haven't murdered anyone yet.

[gamesR4fun]

I mean if we had any kind of proof that having rape images caused more rapes id support this kinda stuff 100%
but fact is this kinda stuff gives potential rapist a virtual alternative to the real thing imo...
n federal crime to own a cartoon sheesh whats with that id laugh at the crazy americans if it wernt the same thing here in Canada...

[xboxman08]

key word "YET" LOL

[SuicidalTendencies]

You never know. lol

[MEsoJD]

I downloaded this game awhile ago to see what all the fuss is about.

Trust me its not that disturbing. Its like any other one of those sex games.

Played ten minutes of and deleted it. Its really boring. : /

This is stupid, Theirs movies that are way worse than this.

[Sitdown]

are you also okay with individuals who have child pornography?

[zagibu]

How can you compare child pornography, where real children are hurt and mentally damaged forever, with a computer game?

[Sitdown]

I simply asked a question.....and not all victims of child pornography are "hurt and mentally damaged forever". Most people forget the range for child pornography goes up until age 17......and the reality is, you can be hurt and mentally damaged at any age. Seriously though, to the right person.....a game about rape can be just as detrimental, as possessing child pornography. You would be crazy to believe that constant exposure to a rape game does not have the potential to influence anybody. And to go ahead a diffused the whole I play shooting and killing games..........consider that most shooting/killing games have you doing so for a "greater" good. There is never a "greater" good in raping somebody. And that is the big argument concerning the GTA series........that a lot of the killing could be senseless. Rape is always senseless.

[zagibu]

"I simply asked a question.....and not all victims of child pornography are "hurt and mentally damaged forever". Most people forget the range for child pornography goes up until age 17......and the reality is, you can be hurt and mentally damaged at any age."

What are you trying to achieve with this? To defend child pornography?

"Seriously though, to the right person.....a game about rape can be just as detrimental, as possessing child pornography. You would be crazy to believe that constant exposure to a rape game does not have the potential to influence anybody."

How can you be so sure about that? Have you noticed it while observing yourself?

"And to go ahead a diffused the whole I play shooting and killing games..........consider that most shooting/killing games have you doing so for a "greater" good. There is never a "greater" good in raping somebody. And that is the big argument concerning the GTA series........that a lot of the killing could be senseless. Rape is always senseless."

This is nonsense. You have no backbone if you try to defend your shooters with the idea of a "greater good". You simply like it to kill virtual people, as I do. In all human beings, there is a dark side, with wishes and desires that can be irrational and "evil", if you forgive me for using such a hollow expression. I believe virtuality is a good place to satisfy this dark side. We cannot be paragons of virtue all the time. Let us kill, pillage, cannibalize and rape each other...in virtuality, where noone gets hurt.

[Gun_Senshi]

a study showed that playing violent video games increased violent thoughts but drasitcally decreases violent actions.

This is the same stuff.

I need to download this game to see wtf is the fuss about!!

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Bah its too big to download -.- screw it

[qface64]

your really not missing much from what i have seen its just like all the other hentai games out there
except the girls have tears in there eyes that's about it

[nycredude]

yeah this is overblown by the sensitive media in the west. Game is pretty boring just like 95% of japanese hentai. there is no violence just a bunch of groping. No fun at all. teh "56% less resolution, supposedly broken, poor port, lacking, crap, useless, and totally rip off game" Ghostbusters was away more fun! /sarcasm

[Carl1412]

I think i'll download it, might destroy boredom for 5 minutes

[Gun_Senshi]

Lets ban all cartoons and comics that use voilence on children! Starting with Dragon Ball!!! WOOHOOO!

While at it lets ban POKEMON for ANIMAL CRUETLY!
Pokemons are Animals!!!

While at it lets ban Jonas Brothers for giving us brain damage with their "music"

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Catastrophe (10) - 4m ago

hahahahaha

[Foxgod]

Depends, did you rape someone when you bought rapeplay ?
If not, then your innocent.

The law states that if a customer purchases something illegal in a legal store, then the customer is not at fault, the store is.

[TheBand1t]

I am disgusted by these kind of games, but making them illegal is idiotic. Some people like 'em, and who am I to say they can't enjoy them.

I mean, I enjoy target range shooting (Mini-14 FTW!), and I'd be pissed off if it was made illegal just because some whiny lib thinks all gun owners are dangerous. :/

[xabmol]

*Removes from hard drive*

Game sucks anyway. Played it once and was like, "This is what all the fuss is about?! Weak..."

P.S.

This is BS.

[Moo7a-Seven]

I play what I want, I'm free & this's JUST A GAME!!

[mt]

till i saw many news about it in everywhere . just like this . i downloaded to see what is the big deal about it . guess what ? boring game . it is for someone lifeless or losers . basically you are trying to rape a family one by one . different characters same sex different places . don't bother to download it.

[Aikuchi]

It my understanding is that alot of Otaku are ten time turned on buy Hentai then they are buy real women.

Why isn't manga considered art and protected under the first amendment? I find it a little disturbing that the comic book guy was convicted for manga, but if he had something hateful like say Mein Kampf no one would have bat a eye saying the first amendments gives him the right to own that.

[xabmol]

"It's just a goddamned piece of paper!" - George W. Bush.

[FantasyStar]

This issue of Rapelay is being blown out of proportion. Please **** off stupid politicians.

[Aikuchi]

I never forget last year when they passed the bail out bill and a unprecedented amount of people were contacted there congressmen saying don't pass it. The congressmen one after the other would take the stand then say they were not elected to listen to the people but to make the hard decisions for the people. That really pissed me off when I watched that. Last time I checked they were elected as represetatives of the people and there collective will.

Growing up and become a adult in the US, I have become more and more disillusioned with the US I was taught as a child. When I heard what the congressmen were saying it was the straw that broke the camels back for me. I hold zero loyalty to the Government of the USA, I truly believe they betrayed the american people. If my state decided secession from the Union I would back it 100%!

[FantasyStar]

I wouldn't go so far as "seceding", but our politicians in Congress are truly stupid if they think this sexual possession case holds any water against a damn video game.

FFS, blaming GTA for everything wrong in the world is sooo 2004.

[CobraKai]

As distasteful as the game is, owning it doesn't hurt anybody.

[xino]

"Any person who... knowingly possesses a visual depiction of any kind, including a drawing, cartoon, sculpture, or painting, that—"

There you have it!

If you have any images of Hentai CG, game, stimulation etc that involves rape. It's an offence!

[Enigma_2099]

But if you DO own it, what does that say about YOU?

[BannedForNineYears]

I say we should ban these types of games.
But if someone owns it they shouldn't be charged with anything...Then again, I'm a tard xD

[Nihilism]

how can a person be arrested for having "porn" that isn't even real, "you have digital fake porn, your under arrest", that said i wouldn't be surprised if it was illegalin the u.s , thank god i live in aus