Finally, someone willing to parent my kids!
What’s that you say? If I have kids, I should really be parenting them myself and not some jackass at a Gamestop? Hmmm… Interesting thought there. Too bad this guy doesn’t agree.
1) No school-age customer can buy a video game unless an adult confirms that the child’s getting good grades in school.
2) GameStop doesn’t endorse or even know about the good-grade rule.
3) “I’m probably going to get in trouble for this, but to me it’s worth it, because the kids understand that somebody cares,” said Scott.
I added helpful numbering so I could easily translate it for you.
1) I’m a jackass and though I may be trying to do something I believe in, I’m taking parenting away from parents and deciding how and when your kids should be allowed to own video games.
2) Gamestop didn’t know until this article was published, now they will be firing me.
3) “I’m being retarded and because of that I will get in trouble for this, but to me, it’s good to be a game nazi. It’s funny too when the kids can’t get the games, because then I say, ‘No game for you!’ You should see the look on their little faces. Priceless.” said Scott.
Maybe I’m over reacting a bit here and maybe Scott’s heart is in the right place, but who died and made him god (All this talk of kids as me talking like them)? If maybe he could just enforce the age limits on the M rated games and call it a day, I’d be much happier.
And to be fair, Scott is right in some ways. Most parents don’t pay enough attention to the games their kids play, how well they do at school (or more fairly, how well they do in life), etc. But you can’t just randomly enforce that shit at a video game store. It not only doesn’t fit, it’s abusing your power (what little power a Gamestop manager has) and basically making yourself the arbiter of right and wrong. It’s silly, it’s over kill and it’s not helpful.
What Would Matt Do: I think I’ve mentioned this before, but I’d require parental training for all people who wanted to be parents. I know where Scott is coming from here, but this just isn’t the way to go about it. Plus, grades at public schools often mean jack shit about how well adjusted a kid is.