Grand Theft Auto, Promoting Bad Behavior? Options

[Paradox of Life]

Grand Theft Auto may be encouraging people to murder people, jack cars, consider policemen as bad guys, create gangs, graffiti, use weapons, use bad language etc. Although the game is rated M it may still be promoting bad behavior from people 17 and older or their younger siblings. Nothing can prevent younger children from watching their older siblings play or even play for themselves. Should there be stricter rules? Every person I know that has the game Grand Theft Auto is under 17. I know people the ages 9, 10 11, 12, 15, 16, and possibly more who have played Grand Theft Auto. Should it be banned from stores? The games feature the several cusswords (including Sh** and Fu**), multiple weapons (slitting civilians throats with daggers, guns), running from cops, stealing cars. Sure it's fun, but is it really worth it if people start turning into "bad guys"?

[fameONE]

Pornography is X rated and not intended for anyone under the age of 18 but those under 18 still find ways to access it. If GTA was truly restricted to the extremes of porn, it wouldn't be much of a difference. Kids would still get their hands on it.

I'm an avid RockstarGames (developer of the Grand Theft Auto series) and it was a shock to me at 11 years old when GTA was just a 16bit aerial view of violence. For anyone to blame their own wrongdoings on a game is a cop out unless they have some delusional issues. I don't want my 12 year old little cousin playing GTA and saying things like, "Grove Street Families, nigga!" because our family has worked too hard to get away from that environment. I've seen people killed, I've been aroun gangs, I've witnessed drug dealing and for it to be playfully emulated by kids evokes disgusts. With that said, it is entertainment just like Menace 2 Society, Boyz N Da Hood, Blood In Blood Out, X Rated Movies, Scarface, The Godfather, etc. The responsibility to restrict this lies within the hands of the parents.

With parental restriction, an end can be put to this problem. I fear two things; God and my mama. If my mother told me to stop listening to Public Enemy because it causes me to think bitterly about the government, then I'd stop. (My mom wouldn't do this because she loves Chuck D, but you get the point).

GTA is intended for adults. Bottom line.