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Does the game really destroy lives?
“A barangay in Dasmariñas City in Cavite has issued a resolution banning the multi-player online game Defense of the Ancients — better known as ‘DotA’ among players in computer shops within its jurisdiction,” reports Aries Joseph Hegina on Inquirer.net.
Barangay Salawag chief Enrico Paredes confirmed that Resolution 008-S-2015, dated Jan 5, 2014, banned DotA because it “had already become a tool for gambling and was causing discord in the community.”
Paredes explained that the barangay council “decided to ban Dota after two teenagers were stabbed to death in their barangay over differences that supposedly stemmed from playing the game.” He revealed that the latest stabbing incident happened in Nov last year.
The report noted: “Computer shop owners who will violate Resolution 008-S-2015 face the following penalties: first offense, suspension of shop operations for a month; second offense, revocation of business permit; and third offense, permanent closure of computer shop and non-issuance of business permit.”
The report further added that “barangay officials consulted with the owners of 30 computer shops in their village and 29 of them agreed with the measure, as shop owners admitted that they could not contain the hostile demeanor of teenage DotA players.”
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