Ah yes, we are as overly and overtly litigious society, and there is no doubt about it. Certainly not when an old scheme comes up, yet again. The evil daemon? That’s right, video games. Video games, along with comic books, and that dang-blasted rock and roll music – this is why kids these days don’t know the value of a dollar!

Leaving aside the sarcasm for a moment…

Video games have been demonized as addictive, a waste of time, an encourager of violence and a gateway to satanism, ever since they first debuted in the 1970’s. Today most adults are used to the banter, because anyone under the age of 60 grew up with it. Video games tend to be the low hanging fruit for what people think is offensive and dangerous. They always have been, but now that it is so familiar, it seems less likely that anyone would take it seriously.

Well, there are law firms who feel otherwise.

Here are a few ads that I came across on social media, over the past few weeks.