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March 11, 2008
Spitzer: Video Games are the Problem
Like all parents, I know it is increasingly difficult to protect our children from negative influences… we have learned that when self-regulation fails, government must step in… we must do more to protect our children from excessive sex and violence in the media…I wonder whether Spitzer wrote those words before or after he allegedly spent $80,000 on female companionship?Media content has gotten more graphic, more violent and more sex-based… Currently, nothing under New York State law prohibits a fourteen-year old from walking into a video store and buying… a game like ‘Grand Theft Auto,’ which rewards a player for stealing cars and beating people up. Children can even simulate having sex with a prostitute…
Thanks to Dan P. for the link.
Posted by slublog at March 11, 2008 11:56 PM
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Those of us in the gaming community have sort of an ironic statement that applies here. Heck, it almost sounds like his defense...
"GTA made me do it."
Posted by: Dan Pete at March 12, 2008 01:14 AM
Children can even simulate having sex with a prostitute…
He could have saved himself a lot of money.
Posted by: geoff at March 13, 2008 05:00 AM