The dystopian world of Shadowrun, in real life |
The dystopian world of Shadowrun, in real life |
Jan 5 2013, 05:10 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,537 Joined: 27-August 06 From: Albuquerque NM Member No.: 9,234 |
Delhi gang-rape victim's friend: Cops wasted 30 minutes arguing about jurisdiction
NEW DELHI: While Nirbhaya's brutal gang-rape horrified the nation, the events that followed the crime revealed shocking callousness on the part of both citizens and the police. In his first public statement, Nirbhaya's friend said on Friday that the two of them lay naked on the road for more than two hours with people stopping to look at them and then moving on. ... According to the friend, the apathy did not end even after the police entered the scene. Three PCR vans arrived at the spot. Then, in an exhibition of mindless, totally insensitive bureaucratic behaviour, the cops spent the next half-hour arguing over whose jurisdiction the crime fell under, he said. ... |
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Jan 5 2013, 05:29 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,473 Joined: 24-May 10 From: Beijing Member No.: 18,611 |
I've been seeing a lot of these India + rape articles popping up, seemingly recently. I guess mostly I've seen them on Reddit. Really sad, depressing stuff.
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Jan 5 2013, 05:41 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
The sad, depressing part is that it's only coming to light NOW.
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Jan 5 2013, 05:43 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,473 Joined: 24-May 10 From: Beijing Member No.: 18,611 |
True. I knew things in India weren't idyllic, but...goddamn.
To make the dystopia truly horrible... Anything SR throws at us is merely child's play next to what reality can show us. |
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Jan 5 2013, 02:16 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 252 Joined: 30-October 09 From: Shadows of Copenhagen Member No.: 17,824 |
Rape is pretty widespread where you live, too - it's just that the destitution and poor legal/enforcement situation in places like India make it a lot more widespread, and the culture we live in both lets rape get off easy and hush up the consequences..
If you want an upper on that whole situation, check out the Gulabi gangs - Real life "pink panther" women who visit abusive men and beat them up with bamboo sticks unless they stop abusing their wives (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Jan 5 2013, 02:20 PM
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The King In Yellow Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121 |
Shall I mention Vance the Vigilante Simchips and Newton?
Also, what happened in India is both widespread (not to that degree in western countries, though, but Dheli has been notorious as rape capital of the subcontinent for years) and what an average Shadowrun thrill gang attack might look like if taken to the logical conclusion. Yes, this is uglier than most games are. Because most people don't really find it relaxing to go that far off the deep end in a game played for relaxiation (though some might). How surprising. |
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Jan 5 2013, 05:16 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
The one time I included a domestic abuse bit into a game disturbed my group quite a lot.
And I didn't even go deeply into it, either. No, reality is far, far worse than fiction. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif) |
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Jan 5 2013, 06:16 PM
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The King In Yellow Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121 |
At least worse than fiction usually bothers to go ...
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Jan 5 2013, 07:07 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
At least worse than fiction usually bothers to go ... The TV show "Leverage" (whose creators admit they're Shadowrun fans) stated they often based some of the villains the team worked against on real life people, but had to tone them down because they were considered "unbelievably evil".They also had to take frequent breaks from research as they started having major concerns for the human race after seeing so many villains that walk amongst us. |
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Jan 5 2013, 07:17 PM
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The King In Yellow Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121 |
One show I can think of that does at least broach the topic of sexxual violence is Law&Order's Special Victims spin-off. CSI also has it's moments there. But the full force is usually kept out of view. Well, people do want to watch that for entertainment, not to depress themselves, so that's perfectly allright. The world is bad enough as is, and entertainment is escapist for a reason.
BBC documentaries, on the other hand, sometimes spare the viewer next to nothing. |
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Jan 5 2013, 08:06 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,537 Joined: 27-August 06 From: Albuquerque NM Member No.: 9,234 |
The TV show "Leverage" (whose creators admit they're Shadowrun fans) stated they often based some of the villains the team worked against on real life people, but had to tone them down because they were considered "unbelievably evil". You mean like this? Ah, the innocence of "children". |
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Jan 5 2013, 08:30 PM
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The King In Yellow Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121 |
Or maybe like this?
And there's also this. And how about this little matter (compare)? And do you remember this? |
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Jan 6 2013, 12:39 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,082 Joined: 3-October 09 From: Kohle, Stahl und Bier Member No.: 17,709 |
Then, in an exhibition of mindless, totally insensitive bureaucratic behaviour, the cops spent the next half-hour arguing over whose jurisdiction the crime fell under, he said. If the victims would still have had their wallets on them, the police would probably have been more "helpful"... |
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Jan 6 2013, 07:10 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
Is it strange how I feel that the worst part is how the media treats things like this?
Really despicable to expose tragedies from every possible angle, with a heavily angled narration tailored to raise interest and thus increase revenue. |
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Jan 6 2013, 11:35 PM
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The King In Yellow Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121 |
QUOTE Is it strange how I feel that the worst part is how the media treats things like this? Really despicable to expose tragedies from every possible angle, with a heavily angled narration tailored to raise interest and thus increase revenue. To be fair, media coverage in India led to some probably lasting social changes. American media, naturally, are a different matter. |
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