[ultraman zoffy]

It started with TRU, but the other major retailers are pulling the figures from their sites as well despite not being involved. The petition was a scare tactic that TRU and now a host of others are caving to. Regardless of how "civilized" they went about exercising their "freedoms", the supporters of that petition are most certainly feeling empowered now, and could very conceivably aim their sites at other lines. The frightening part for me isn't about the loss of purchasing power of a toy; it's that something so completely illogical and unreasonable and with no factual data supporting it found enough traction to affect a change like this at all, and while comparing to something like genocide might seem like a huge stretch, it is very much the same mindset of one person or small group forcing their image of the world onto others, while at the same time removing the responsibilities of being a parent and placing that burden on the public at large. Karma will be a bitch though when her kid hits the rebellious years and starts misbehaving despite her dumb ass crusades.