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Posted on 07/18/2025 7:29:30 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawyer for the maker of the video game Call of Duty argued Friday that a judge should dismiss a lawsuit brought by families of the victims of the Robb Elementary School attack in Uvalde, Texas, saying the contents of the war game are protected by the First Amendment.
The families sued Call of Duty maker Activision and Meta Platforms, which owns Instagram, saying that the companies bear responsibility for promoting products used by the teen gunman.
Three sets of parents who lost children in the shooting were in the audience at the Los Angeles hearing.
Activision lawyer Bethany Kristovich told Superior Court Judge William Highberger that the “First Amendment bars their claims, period full stop.”
“The issues of gun violence are incredibly difficult,” Kristovich said. “The evidence in this case is not.”
She argued that the case has little chance of prevailing if it continues, because courts have repeatedly held that “creators of artistic works, whether they be books, music, movies, TV or video games, cannot be held legally liable for the acts of their audience.”
The lawsuit, one of many involving Uvalde families, was filed last year on the second anniversary of one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. The gunman killed 19 students and two teachers. Officers finally confronted and shot him after waiting more than an hour to enter the fourth-grade classroom.
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I read, don’t know if it’s true, that Panties-in-a-wad-fa use such games to practice tactics
Perhaps the Uvalde police should be sued for failing to heed the call of duty.
In such frivolous lawsuits, the loser should have to pay. It’s wrong that people have to spend a lot of money to defend against some suit like this that on it’s very face, has no merit.
Really.... next things gonna be pencils that misspell words, guns that randomly attack for no reason, foods that make you fat, etc., etc.
Seems like county was sitting on their thumbs as well.
Is it GTA’s fault if some idiot that plays it drives that way on the road and kills people? I’ve seen driving like that on the freeway and know where it comes from but don’t blame the game.
If that’s true then it doesn’t speak well of those games as training tools.
OTOH, some people are too stupid to learn anything regardless of effort or training. lol
ALL LE that waited outside the classroom should lose their Texas Peace Officer’s license.
ALL should have been run out of Texas.
Speaking of training tools, that kid outta England kicked some butt training on Gran Turismo. Awesome movie.
Can we sue the stupid cop shows for the police not doing their job?
Don’t think I know that story.
If they do, I see no real benefit for them. It’s a game, it’s not real. It can’t simulate the actual motions, the physical exertions, managing emotions and adrenaline. Weather conditions, etc. Pressing buttons in your living room ain’t gonna help.
CC
People in car accidents can sue Mario Kart?
Yes and violent TV is just as violent as any video game
And DOOM was responsible for Columbine.
Give me a break. I started playing shooters at ten and never pulled a gun on anyone. The media isn’t responsible, but the person.
Likewise, gun manufacturers can’t be held responsible for the actions of shooters for the misuse of their guns.
So it has come down to suing a video game maker, we are definitely living in a mentally ill country. every one is off the hook including the shooter for the murder of little children, sick
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