Pokemon Idiocy
@nanette64 (20363)
Fairfield, Texas
July 29, 2016 10:35am CST
You know, it's one thing to be involved in a game that is relaxing or challenging; it's quite another to be an absolute, rude, disrespectful idiot with no morals or values. In McKinney, Texas there is the Pecan Grove Cemetery. This is a place of historical value along with where deceased military veterans reside.
It is NOT a place for the Pokemon idiots to be all over the place disrespecting the grave-sites and those who come to visit their loved ones. Signs have had to be posted to keep gamers out.
Pecan Grove Cemetery, a designated historical site in McKinney, has posted signs warning Pokemon Go gamers to stay out.
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
30 Jul 16
Exactly @WorDazza . I have 4-letter, hyphenated words that I could use.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Jul 16
We've had the same issue in our city's historic cemetery. We jumped on it quickly though, and partnered with our local media to do a campaign to let people know it was rude, insensitive and disrespectful to intrude on the graveyard like that. Our local media did an amazing job promoting the message for us, and it has been extremely successful in keeping people out of the graveyard. I think there is also a way you can make it so that there are no pokemon allowed in your site, but since I don't play the game, I'm not sure how you go about doing it to block pokemon.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jul 16
@nanette64 I wasn't aware that the gamemnaker had been contacted. Wow, that is very irresponsible of them not to cooperate with authorities and honor their requests! Do these people have no sense of decency?
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
31 Jul 16
I know the makers of the game were contacted by the Dallas area newspeople about this issue and they never bothered to respond @moffittjc . Now that to me is irresponsible.
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
1 Aug 16
@moffittjc Nope, but it doesn't surprise me either.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
30 Jul 16
'tis a pitiful shame that so many're hooked'n that game 'n puttin' 'emselves 'n others 't risk (they're playin' whilst drivin'!), but also showin' great disrespect all 'cross the country. utterly ridiculous that folks aint got better thingies to do with their time.
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
30 Jul 16
People have just turned into robots @crazyhorseladycx .
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Jul 16
There seem to be few limits for people and games.
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
29 Jul 16
Good grief @sishy7 . Have people lost their minds?
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@JESSY3236 (22199)
• United States
1 Aug 16
That's terrible. I think people should have more respect for places.
@AutumnSnow (4583)
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29 Jul 16
I guess I don't understand the fasnacation behind this game. Truthfull I don't see the point but that's just my opinion
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
29 Jul 16
I don't get it either @AutumnSnow . You can imagine if texting and driving was bad, what these idiots will be doing too.
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