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Subject:	Re: Arkham Asylum - A cool set, but a bit disturbing.
Newsgroups:	lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego
Date:	Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:45:48 GMT
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In lugnet.licensed.batman, Richie Dulin wrote:

Dear Lego and others,

After hearing that Arkham Asylum included two pirate muskets, I raced out a bought a copy. (Actually the last copy at my local TRU).

(snipped)

I know Arkham Asylum isn’t a standard mental health care facility by any reasonable measure, but the attic torture room seems to be a bit much. In fact, the guards getting the whip and the chainsaw ready, while the Riddler lies helplessly on the electroshock table, reminds me of some of the Abu Graib pictures.

I may be taking this the wrong way, but I think this image seriously detracts from this set, and it’s not something I would feel comfortable allowing children to see (yes, I know they’ll see worse on TV).

Concernedly,

Richie Dulin

This is an outrage !

Didn’t you think of your family ?

You paid full retail price ? Were you tortured into paying ?

-pete.w (who hopes he didn’t miss a special on this set)

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		Arkham Asylum - A cool set, but a bit disturbing.
Dear Lego and others, After hearing that Arkham Asylum included two pirate muskets, I raced out a bought a copy. (Actually the last copy at my local TRU). [LEGOSet 7785] Looking at the box on the way home, I noted that the contents panel showed the (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jun-07, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX) !!

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