jasonw1239 wrote:Interesting story about the FBI raid on Tri Tac.http://www.members.aol.com/tritacgames/FBI_Raid.htm
HermitFromPluto wrote:Very amusing! Just as well we don't live in a Theocracy!
Alexander1968 wrote:Well so far I got two police visits rergarding Yu Gi Oh: in the first case, an entire squad of police agents entered in the store convinced I was involved in gambling (there was a women too, perhaps because kids and children were involved). After looking at the kids playing in the tournament and inquiring about trades, they went away somewhat embarassed; in the secoind case an inspector came to look again at the 'satanic' and 'mind warping' Yu Gi Oh cards and summoned me to the police station. Here I gave an extensive lecture to the inspector about CCGs and discovered the reason for his 'raid': a collegue of him was convinced that Yu Gi Oh cards warped kids' minds so he went on a personal 'fact finding' mission on his own. We had some chat about RPGs too and I pointed there was no evidence of disturbing effects on gamers' minds. He was convinced that dangerous effects were proved and so I invited him to show me the evidence and he told me HE was the one asking questions and not me! After dutifully noting the address of my competitors and the name of the multinationals involved ("Sure, inspector, tournaments are sanctioned by Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro - perhaps you could check with them contacting their legal department as well" "Well, ahem, I'll check later...") in the trade, I left saying that next time I'm told to come to the police I'll be along my lawyer which surely know something about people and businessman rights, how to defend them and how to file complains with superiors... I was never summoned anymore My opinion of the police was lowered considerably after these two experiences of course
Deadlord39 wrote:Here's a Kobold Hall if someone needs it: ** expired/removed eBay auction **
Alexander1968 wrote:in the secoind case an inspector came to look again at the 'satanic' and 'mind warping' Yu Gi Oh cards and summoned me to the police station. Here I gave an extensive lecture to the inspector about CCGs and discovered the reason for his 'raid': a collegue of him was convinced that Yu Gi Oh cards warped kids' minds so he went on a personal 'fact finding' mission on his own. We had some chat about RPGs too and I pointed there was no evidence of disturbing effects on gamers' minds. He was convinced that dangerous effects were proved and so I invited him to show me the evidence and he told me HE was the one asking questions and not me! After dutifully noting the address of my competitors and the name of the multinationals involved ("Sure, inspector, tournaments are sanctioned by Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro - perhaps you could check with them contacting their legal department as well" "Well, ahem, I'll check later...") in the trade, I left saying that next time I'm told to come to the police I'll be along my lawyer which surely know something about people and businessman rights, how to defend them and how to file complains with superiors... I was never summoned anymore My opinion of the police was lowered considerably after these two experiences of course
Badmike wrote:I will say one other thing about your experience: you must live in a very nice, quiet, and safe town, good for you. Because I can't tell you one single city in the USA, unless it's Andy Griffith's Mayberry or the Simpson's Springfield, where the cops are so bored and underworked they have the time to take with not one, but two visits to a local business about CCGs. On this side of the pond they are too busy with murders, rapes, assaults, theft, break ins and more to justify that kind of time expenditure you experienced. Hell, the closest game store to me has not one but two cops who are regular customers.....
Mars wrote:This seller has lots of Arduin stuff too:eBay listingsAlthough I don't like that pictures show 3 books where only 1 is for sale.