'Wack The Iraq' Game Causing Controversy
Players Shoot Paintballs At Human Target
POSTED: 7:24 am EDT August 10,
2004
UPDATED: 11:51 am EDT August 20,
2004
WILDWOOD, N.J. -- A boardwalk game with a catchy name is causing controversy at the Jersey shore.
Slideshow: 'Wack The Iraq' Generating Controversy
Video: 'Wack The Iraq' Game Flap
The game is called "Wack the Iraq" and is located on the boardwalk in Wildwood.
Players shoot paint balls at live human targets dressed as Iraqis.Figures of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden adorn the arcade.The game is creating mixed reactions. "I think it is very inappropriate and offensive to the Iraqi people," said Kristen Steele from Hershey, Pa.Bryan Salsano from Allentown, Pa., had a different opinion. "It's great. If my hands were full I'd whack him a few times."The operator of "Wack the Iraq" said the game is just seaside fun and is not meant to offend anyone.There is a sign at the game that states "Wack the Iraq" is intended to insult only one person, Saddam Hussein.
The game is called "Wack the Iraq" and is located on the boardwalk in Wildwood.
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