What were they thinking?

[JodieG]

I agree and was disgusted when I read about this. What happened to that poor little boy was horrendous, some of the things they did to him were just heartbreaking and I was shocked that 2 children so young could have done such acts to a toddler. I am fairly protective of my children and I don't feel that's wrong, I know the risks are small that they would be abducted but you just never know and I don't want to roll those dice. I don't feel I'm overprotective though.

[Garp]

Originally Posted by Admiral Huddy

Garp, I'm not sure if you remember what a stir this caused at the time. It wasn't just any abduction, it was an abduction by two children one of whom had a history of child abuse from their father. It made the whole country and the government realise that society wasn't as safe as we thought and something had to be done. I strongly feel that this was a turning point for our society. I'm convinced that from thenon, that we became more protective over our children. Some would argue if that's a good thing or not.

I only vaguely remember the actual incident occurring, I'm not sure if I've ever come across as trying to trivialise it in any way? If I have that's certainly never been my intention. When I'm talking about sensationalising it I'm literally referring to the stuff this week. I've seen media linking this game in with all sorts of crap, especially following so close on the heels of Manhunt 2, its that kind of sensationalising I have an issue with I think its only right that its been mentioned in the media, but as ever there are appropriate ways of doing it.

[Daz]

Originally Posted by kitten_caboodle

It was also a clue in the game I believe, not just a picture in the background. As for it being pulled by a N00b developer - it's possible, but surely they have to find copyright on any images used, and if they even began to start that process they would sure as hell know what it was.

So you believe some guys in this development company sat down and decided to fetch an image from the James Bulger case for use in their game? Personally, I dont see that as a likely scenario.

I'm with Garp on this, in that I dont think this deserves the media coverage it's received. A image was (in my opinion) unknowingly used in a game, this image has absolutely no place in any entertainment context (to quote his mother), and that's a universally accepted opinion (family, press, pubic, developer, publisher, distributor). The game was pulled, apologies were offered to the family, the developer explained that this is the first they've heard of the origins of the image and without hesitation have pulled it from sale until the image is removed. The correct outcome, end of story tbh. If you read some of the coverage of this post Manhunt 2's ban, you'd think this developer is arguing the point.

[Daz]

Bah, I feel back in SC again

Originally Posted by kitten_caboodle

So you believe some guys in this development company sat down and decided to fetch an image from the James Bulger case for use in their game? Personally, I dont see that as a likely scenario.

Substitute 'fetch' with 'use' in my post, that was an oversight in my proof read, apologies.

So, having clarified my point - that I don't believe some people sat down around a table and decided to use(not fetch) this image, knowing what it was and where it came from - I stand by what I said. The end of your comment ("but surely they have to find copyright on any images used, and if they even began to start that process they would sure as hell know what it was.") implied that in your opinion this was the case, and that seems like a very unlikely scenario to me.