Grand Theft Auto, Promoting Bad Behavior? |
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Grand Theft Auto, Promoting Bad Behavior? |
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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"?
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kryogenix,
What is your issue with the game? No disrespect but you seem like you're firmly against not only GTA, but all leud, violent and ill behavior in video games in general. That's fine and I totally support your right to put it all on blast even though I don't completly agree with your views. If this is the case, how do you feel about movies? How do you feel abou Schwarzeneggar going through clip after clip and killing senselessly? How do you feel about violence and bigotry in hiphop (not all hiphop is like that, might I add) or the clear and obvious marketing of whores in all things pop? Is this a stand for justice of morality or is this an attack solely on GTA? |
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QUOTE(BrandonSaunders @ Mar 18 2005, 4:09 PM) kryogenix, What is your issue with the game? No disrespect but you seem like you're firmly against not only GTA, but all leud, violent and ill behavior in video games in general. That's fine and I totally support your right to put it all on blast even though I don't completly agree with your views. If this is the case, how do you feel about movies? How do you feel abou Schwarzeneggar going through clip after clip and killing senselessly? How do you feel about violence and bigotry in hiphop (not all hiphop is like that, might I add) or the clear and obvious marketing of whores in all things pop? Is this a stand for justice of morality or is this an attack solely on GTA? I am not so much against GTA as I am against bad parenting. Parents should not let kids under the mature age play GTA, because it is a bad influence to those who can't tell that "it's just a game." Violent movies are bad too, but videogames are interactive. I'm firmly against most of the hip-hop and pop music videos and lyrics we see today. |
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QUOTE(kryogenix @ Mar 20 2005, 6:31 PM) I am not so much against GTA as I am against bad parenting. Parents should not let kids under the mature age play GTA, because it is a bad influence to those who can't tell that "it's just a game." Violent movies are bad too, but videogames are interactive. I'm firmly against most of the hip-hop and pop music videos and lyrics we see today. Parents need to do their jobs. Agreed. As much as I love hiphop as a genre, I think pop culture is in the sh!tter. My sister idolizes this teen sensation named JoJo. Thats fine, but the singer is 13 years old, sings songs about infidelity and live-in boyfriends, and is marketed like a whore. Not cool. Along with that, everyone's all over 50 Cent and his 'beefs.' Beef killed Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace, I'm not impressed so I do agree with you there. Back to Grand Theft Auto... It's not just a game, it's interactive entertainment for adults and if parents make the mistake of letting their children play the game, then they're the ones who deserve punishment. |
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