Just when you think you’ve heard it all, something new comes out that completely blows you away. Well, here it is. A British company called Traffic has released a computer “docugame” called “JFK Reloaded.” The game recreates President Kennedy’s assassination and includes computer images of a figure with a rifle pointed at a presidential motorcade.

A spokesman for the company said that the game was more a learning tool than a game. The intention was to “reignite people’s passion for history.”

There are far, far better ways to get people interested in history than to release a game so graphically depicting one of this nation’s lowest points in the 1960s. If the company really wanted to reinvigorate the passion for history, it should have donated funds to any public school district in the country or sponsored fellowships for the study of history or become a financial backer for our historic parks.

We are becoming a society that accepts the unacceptable, that looks the other way when our neighbors are in need or if a wrong is being committed. We continue to watch the videotape of professional basketball players jumping into the seats to attack unruly fans. We allow our children to play games that depict graphic violence. And all we do is say, “Tsk, tsk.” We should do more.

And we should start by making sure the sales of “JFK Reloaded” are very, very poor. (source)