Gaming Used To Reduce Violence

While we wait for that GTA trailer, I thought it would be appropriate to post something about guns and video game violence. In this case, it's just sort of related to that. That's a good thing, by the way.

The newly-elected mayor of the Mexican barrio Tepito offered PCs and Xboxes in exchange for guns. Excerpts:

Newly elected Mayor Marcelo Ebrard has moved quickly to restore order to the chaotic capital by going after well-known crime dens and clearing the city's narrow streets of informal vendors whose stalls have blocked sidewalks for years.
Organizers say they have 100 computers ready for the first wave of the program, each worth 8,500 pesos ($769) and equipped with software donated by Microsoft. On the first day, Olayo said the city received 17 guns, including 12 from Tepito.

It's an interesting move. But hey, I'm up for anything that gets guns off the streets.

Source: Reuters

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