Toronto complains about Killzone 2 ads

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/12/sony-pulls-killzone-2-ads-in-toronto-following-complaints/

Sony Canada has decided to pull about 300 bus shelter Killzone 2 ads throughout the Greater Toronto Area following a string of complaints by parents regarding the violent imagery. Davis Mirza, a 4/5 grade teacher, contacted Sony Canada when he noticed one such ad on display at a bus shelter near his Scarborough school.

Mirza told The Toronto Star that ads of such a violent nature do not "help promote any kind of community renewal or even responsibility." Kyle Moffatt of Sony Canada said the entire bus shelter campaign would be pulled, telling Joystiq the campaign was set to expire soon but the company has decided to "speed up the process."

Moffatt told The Star, Sony Canada would establish an off-limits radius around schools for any future, related promotional material. As for the trip to and from school, maybe parents should invest in blindfolds to shield their children from violent images of glowing orange eyes ... we eagerly await Killzone 2 branded innocence protectors.

This is coming from a country who is pretty laid back, has concerns about this?? Stealth, I want to see you in my office mister! :lol

Just cuz we ain't all gun-toting yanks... :lol

Yeah I dunno, some guy sees an ad on a bus outside his school sporting an armed soldier, decides it might not be the best thing for the class bully to see. Its difficult to argue against images of guns in schools these days.

Over-reaction? Absolutely. But his position is understandable.