GTA is in trouble
…….For example, Brenda Stanhouse, who bought the game for her son, 15 years old at the time, said in a deposition that she did not know that a player in the game could “stomp to death innocent pedestrians.” She also did not know that the game included prostitutes, that players could kill policemen or that “a player in the game can kill innocent pedestrians and steal money from them.” “I’m aware that there is killing in the game,” Ms. Stanhouse said in the deposition. ………………
……………………………………The plaintiffs in the lawsuit clearly were more concerned about exposing their children to images of sex, but academic studies suggest that images of violence — abundant in the games — should be of greater concern. “For some reason sex is seen as more harmful to kids than violence,” said Craig A. Anderson, distinguished professor of psychology at Iowa State University,
Hidden Sex Scenes Draw Ho-Hum, Except From Lawyers - NYTimes.com
Me: well everbody knew what to expect from GTA