Pokemon endangered Species, special interest or vermin. :)

[greatwhite]

http://news.nationalpost.com/toronto...-subway-tracks

Infact in Ottawa there have been several accidents because of it.

Of the total number of people playing Pokemon Go, how many are doing senseless or illegal things?

[welsh]

Doesn't answer the question.

[greatwhite]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montre...sion-1.3677891

[Dythbringer]

Doesn't answer the question.

No, it doesn't answer the question. Reports of individuals doing something careless or illegal won't give us a concrete number on the number of users not doing something careless or illegal because: 1) we don't know the numbers of users of the app and 2) we can only compare the reported incidents of carelessness or illegal activities to the "general population" (assuming we could find/get that number). However, I would surmise the number of incidents which actually occur (in such a small timeframe) without being reported are much higher much like motorists speeding (going faster than 100km/h on most major highways is illegal but the majority of motorists speed and those incidents are never reported/caught due to other factors (enforcement, number of patrol vehicles out there, etc)).

[MikePal]

I'm sure the NSA is thrilled that they have been able to have a mass release of larger scale GPS tracking s/w onto the general public for evaluation. One step closer to the chip implant ..LOL...

[Dythbringer]

I'm sure the NSA is thrilled that they have been able to have a mass release of larger scale GPS tracking s/w onto the general public for evaluation. One step closer to the chip implant ..LOL...

I have a tin-foil hat you can wear.

[Snowwalker]

I'm sure the NSA is thrilled that they have been able to have a mass release of larger scale GPS tracking s/w onto the general public for evaluation. One step closer to the chip implant ..LOL...

What are you going to implant the chip into? There is not going to be much left up stairs to control.

[seabast]

i think we found our resident pokemon player. are we calling this a hobby now?

No Pokemon for me but I do play the odd COD once in a while.

I have been traveling in Europe and NA for the past three weeks and I see a lot of people playing it and haven't seen anyone doing something unlawful, everyone is having fun. I think it's great to see them all outside.

Just found really interesting that some of us play the Anti game because of a few incident, no wonder we might lost our hunting right someday... Nothing we can do about human nature I guess....

[welsh]

No, it doesn't answer the question. Reports of individuals doing something careless or illegal won't give us a concrete number on the number of users not doing something careless or illegal because: 1) we don't know the numbers of users of the app and 2) we can only compare the reported incidents of carelessness or illegal activities to the "general population" (assuming we could find/get that number). However, I would surmise the number of incidents which actually occur (in such a small timeframe) without being reported are much higher much like motorists speeding (going faster than 100km/h on most major highways is illegal but the majority of motorists speed and those incidents are never reported/caught due to other factors (enforcement, number of patrol vehicles out there, etc)).

I'm going to counter by suggesting that the number of people doing stupid or illegal things while playing Pokemon Go may actually be lower than reported, for two reasons.

The first is that, with respect to trespassing complaints, the complainants may well be exaggerating, as people usually do.

The second is that the release of this game, and a few widely reported incidents of stupidity, seems to be provoking something akin to a moral panic. I would not be in the least surprised to discover that some of the accidents etc. we hear about are making the news because someone surmised that the game was involved, but that on following up we'd find they're just routine, non-Pokemon stupidity.

That's not to say people aren't being stupid about this game. But modern media has a way of making things seem bigger than they are.

In the end, who knows?

[Dythbringer]

I'm going to counter by suggesting that the number of people doing stupid or illegal things while playing Pokemon Go may actually be lower than reported, for two reasons.

The first is that, with respect to trespassing complaints, the complainants may well be exaggerating, as people usually do.

The second is that the release of this game, and a few widely reported incidents of stupidity, seems to be provoking something akin to a moral panic. I would not be in the least surprised to discover that some of the accidents etc. we hear about are making the news because someone surmised that the game was involved, but that on following up we'd find they're just routine, non-Pokemon stupidity.

That's not to say people aren't being stupid about this game. But modern media has a way of making things seem bigger than they are.

In the end, who knows?

True. Modern media does have a way to making things seem bigger than they are.

However, the fact is modern man can't multitask effectively with modern devices. Laws are evolving because statistics show people can't operate modern devices while doing other important things (driving a car, walking, etc) because they fixate on the modern device because it stimulates them more than a mundane task such as paying attention to their surroundings. Do I believe the majority of people playing pokemon want to cause a problem? No. Do I think the majority of them can become fixated on the game to exclusion of everything else surrounding them which makes it dangerous for them and possibly others (or doing something stupid or illegal)? Yes. For example, cities have issues with pedestrians texting and crossing the street improperly (against lights, jaywalking, etc). I don't think it is much of a leap in logic to think that the same problem wouldn't happen with this app.