Where Politics And Video Games Collide

Truly evil? I think that's a little extreme. I doubt that the guy who made this game is any less sane or compassionate than most people his age. He undoubtedly has a sick sense of humour, like me, and my guess is he made it to show his mates and have a laugh. Now a lot of people can't see how a tragedy like this could in any way be considered a joke and therefore are absolutely appalled. However the humour lies not in the subject matter but rather in the fact that it is in such bad taste. It's very similar to the cringe humour used by that of Ricky Gervais in "The Office" and "Extras".

Sick humour also requires a level of detachment that not everyone has. For people who feel things deeply or people who were involved it is highly offensive and upsetting. Newgrounds.com is therefore the perfect place for it, the site having it's roots in bad taste flash content. When it gained notoriety is when it became a problem. What possible reason apart from ratings and clicks could the media have had for giving it as much attention at it has received? Is it in the public interest? No; is it particularly interesting? No; is it the sought of thing that would offend people? Yes. When push comes to shove the media are the ones making money from this game. The only reason the games creator said he's take it down for $2000 and apologise for $3000 is to say "F@$k you" to the torrent of ridiculous death threats and hate mail he received(and probably sniggered at). And as for refusing to be interviewed on TV unless he got paid. Why would you expose yourself to the danger of appearing on national television as the bad guy of the hour for free?

Sure, the game is offensive and I'm not saying that its creator is the victim but he probably isn't the insane, twisted, evil, pathetic, freak that people seem so certain he is.