I understand that they essentially don't want to market the kind of weapons children might actually end up seeing in the news -at least that's my interpretation of their policy. What I don't understand is why we should give a toss about LEGO's policy at all. If LEGO doesn't make something we want, we can make it ourselves!

Case in point (more Model Team than Technic):

M1A1 Abrams by Mad physicist, on Flickr

Cheers,

Ralph

Their written stance seems all well and good to me and I agree with it. All** the violence they have depicted in their sets has been of violence that children will never likely see for real in any form, and so to the child remains purely fictional/pretend. Whilst it's good to encourage children to explore their aggresive side in a fictional context, they must also know that real violence is not play time. I know western sets are what they are but I think most children see them a being more fiction than fact anyway. Besides I doubt the real "wild west" was anything like as exciting as what we think it to be. Just the same as today, just quieter and dirtier, making Legos depiction of it, just like Clint Eastwood depiction of it, completely fictional. So basically they can do whatever they want with whatever weapons, just as long as the child associates the violence within as purely pretend. They just don't want to have any images that might scare children with such harsh realities as war.

**I do however have one small hovering thought with some of the racer sets. Sure all the spikes and weapons are fictional, but it just seems to push the idea NOT of healthy competion but of win at all costs, and that serious violence is justified if it means you win a race, which is just not right.

Edited April 2, 201113 yr by allanp

You know that when many kids finished building the 8275 Motorized Excavator, they soon made a TANK out of the same parts:

Well, if you're not that gifted at making MOCs there's not a whole lot else you can make with that set, but still you have a point!

Even the various Collectable Minifig Series 1-4 items promote violence. Here's what you can get when you mix-and-match some of the parts:

"Do ya feel lucky? Well do ya, punk?"

My tank in the post :)

Thanks!

bekesizoltan

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