firstsgtmike
04-01-03, 01:09 AM
Let's Play!
This game was suggested by the headlines and stories appearing in newspapers around the world. You know the one's I mean: "Women and Children Shot at Checkpoint." (U.S. kills seven women and children when the van they were riding in refused to stop".) I've read variations of it in 23 different newspapers.
Let's play Checkpoint. It's a computer game.
The rules are simple. We stand at the checkpoint together, me with a .45, round chambered, hammer back, aimed at your head. Vehicles arrive at the checkpoint. Most stop, are inspected and passed through. Seven will refuse to stop. One will have innocent women and children in it. The other six will contain hit squads and suicide squads with orders to blow up the checkpoint.
You have the obligation to determine the proper response to each of these seven gatecrashers.
If you open fire on the vehicle with the women and children, you will be immediately arrested and charged with the murder of innocent women and children.
If you choose NOT to open fire, and the vehicle contains terrorists, I will blow you brains out, as they would have if the situation was real. Then I will call up the next player.
IF you survive all seven incursions, you will receive the same reward as those checkpoint checkers receive in real life. You will live again to play again, tomorrow.
Sign up here, the line forms to the right, one at a time please, no pushing or shoving. I have enough bullets for all contestants.
This game was suggested by the headlines and stories appearing in newspapers around the world. You know the one's I mean: "Women and Children Shot at Checkpoint." (U.S. kills seven women and children when the van they were riding in refused to stop".) I've read variations of it in 23 different newspapers.
Let's play Checkpoint. It's a computer game.
The rules are simple. We stand at the checkpoint together, me with a .45, round chambered, hammer back, aimed at your head. Vehicles arrive at the checkpoint. Most stop, are inspected and passed through. Seven will refuse to stop. One will have innocent women and children in it. The other six will contain hit squads and suicide squads with orders to blow up the checkpoint.
You have the obligation to determine the proper response to each of these seven gatecrashers.
If you open fire on the vehicle with the women and children, you will be immediately arrested and charged with the murder of innocent women and children.
If you choose NOT to open fire, and the vehicle contains terrorists, I will blow you brains out, as they would have if the situation was real. Then I will call up the next player.
IF you survive all seven incursions, you will receive the same reward as those checkpoint checkers receive in real life. You will live again to play again, tomorrow.
Sign up here, the line forms to the right, one at a time please, no pushing or shoving. I have enough bullets for all contestants.