Don't be so sure you'll be allowed to, at least not easily.

Since this guy is under the delusion that this good and working, he'll eventually feel the need to expand his idea.

The next logical step is for him to demand to see a copy of your most recent work evaluation in order to make a game purchase.
If you don't have either your evaluation or a spouse, or co-worker to vouche for you...well, you're just going to have to march down to the other end of the mall and buy your game with the other unwanteds who aren't good enough to make a purchase in his store.

Wow, you are really incensed at this.

This unauthorized (and likely illegal), program is truly offensive on so many levels.

I fail to see how this is illegal. I am unaware of any law that says grade performance is a protected class under discrimination statutes....

Likewise, as a merchant he can refuse service to anyone for any non-discriminatory reason. Heck, he can outright refuse to sell to kids PERIOD. (while age is a protected class, minors are different as in most states they lack sufficient status to bind themselves to contracts for the purchase of anything other than necessities).

I remember when I was in school, kids who were on the honor roll got to go to special assemblies and things like that. If you want to make a "contest" out of grades, there has to be a cutoff, and if you're coming out of your own pocket with money you want that cutoff to be high.

I agree that grades aren't everything, but this guy isn't a teacher.

Truly offensive? Please...

= J

If this guy's such a proponent of education, why the fuck does he work at Gamestop? If he happens to be a grad-student while working at GS, I'll retract my criticism.

What, you have to be a business executive to care about kid's schooling now?

Only on the internet will you have people finding negativity in something like this. Only on the internet.

Just sounds hypocritical of him is all - as his career choice doesn't seem to fall in line with the standards he sets for these kids.

How many eye rolls can I fit in this post?? Give me a break.

And to slop101, I know he isn't an astronaut or President, but since when is being a retail manager something to be ashamed of? It is an honest living.

Since when is President an honest living? That implication is truly offensive on so many levels!

This man is worse than Hitler and deserves to be shipped off to Guantanamo!11!!!11!!! Now that he's only selling to good students, next he'll probably stop selling to fat kids who don't get enough exercise and kids who wear glasses, since they shouldn't be straining their eyes looking at the TV, and probably kids whose parents are divorced because video games will have a negative impact on their relationship with their parents!!!1! This is the apocalypse!!!!!!!!!!!11!

You joke, but where is the line?

If this guy wants to give away free games to straight "A" students, whatever.

However, I don't think it's at all legal for him to deny sales or service to students who aren't doing as well as he thinks they should.

Just wait for the "short-bus" kid to come in, be denied service and for the ACLU to sue.

Sure it is, as long as his reason is not based on prohibited discrimination of a protected class.

Just because you operate a store doesn't mean that you give up all your rights to make personal choices on whom to serve or not serve. The store is private property and the owner/management can restrict service as they deem fit (unless otherwise prevented by relevant legislation or local ordinances).

And this is a different beast, BTW, as physical/mental disability is a protectable class under may discrimination type statutes. However, this guy strikes me as reasonable and I think he would put a mentally handicapped individual into proper context (and if not, he is responsible for his actions).

And BTW, while I am guessing that you are attempting to be facetious, why not credit other humans beings who may be less fortunate than you with the courtesy of not belittling their existence and/or status in society. It reflects poorly on us all.

How dare you accuse me of belittling anyone.
Who do you think you are?

Ahh, so the term "short bus" is a socially acceptable positive means to refer to mentally handicapped kids. I must have missed the memo....

Please point out where I said being a retail manager is anything to be ashamed of.

I'm just going off of his position on the importance of education while he has a job that (good or bad) doesn't require a particular level of education.

It's difficult to parse given some inconsistencies in the language used, but the interview questions at least suggest he may be more than a mere manager (as the reporter keeps asking him about losing HIS franchise rights).

You got a C- in English, well you can only play rpgs! Who knows maybe games like Blue Dragon then would sell more then 60k copies while Halo 3 sells 100 times that. giggle

It doesn't matter, it's still an utterly ridiculous comment. His level of education doesn't matter, it's the fact that he's doing what he can to encourage others that does. To insinuate that he is not allowed to encourage children to do well in school based on his job is remarkably infantile.

Cute.

I am ever so sorry that I was not politically correct enough for you.

Is that facetious enough for you?

I don't think anyone here is implying that he is not allowed to encourage children to do well.

The problem lies with his refusal to sell games to those he doesn't view as smart enough.

If he wants to give games away to straight "A" kids out of his own pocket, more power to him. No problem with that.

If this is that manager's policy, I couldn't care less. I just appreciate the irony of him only catering to smart kids when he strikes me as a guy who doesn't know how to profitably manage a business.

He's the Game-Nazi: NO GAME FOR YOU!

No, a ridiculous comment would be to call him a douchebag. All I did was point out an irony that amused me, I'm sorry it didn't amuse you. And, again, where did I say that he's not allowed to do this?

Only on the internet will you have people finding negativity in pointing out existing irony. Only on the internet...