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Old 05-02-2008, 04:33 PM
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Popularizing Sociopathy

Grand Theft Auto IV was recently released worldwide, experts think the publisher will sell over $400 million worth of copies in its first week on the market alone. In the UK, a youth was stabbed for a copy of the game. Its amazing how the game industry is popularizing sociopathic behavior in video games. Scary. What else are these game makers going to come up with next?
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That is funny here in USA they cancel a show because Jesus appears talking to a pastor or priest that has drug problems. But they do not have a problem with a show calles the O my the guy that is in black with a big sickle and goes out to kill you when is your time? forgot the name
and those people have no problem with that. LOL
put the devil in TV is OK put Jesus on TV not OK.\ hilarious, but I repsect that.
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Just more of the screwed up value system that describes the Modern Western world today.
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Grand Theft Auto IV was recently released worldwide, experts think the publisher will sell over $400 million worth of copies in its first week on the market alone. In the UK, a youth was stabbed for a copy of the game. Its amazing how the game industry is popularizing sociopathic behavior in video games. Scary. What else are these game makers going to come up with next?
As opposed to the film industry? Music industry? Heck, literature?
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Old 05-03-2008, 12:52 AM
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Dr. Hannibal Lecter, wasn't he great?
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Are you guys talking about the new michael moore movie?
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The film industry has had a seedy reputation for gratuitous violence and sex. Maybe Steven Spielberg and Disney have been exceptions to this rule but its already been known that the music and movie industries have been churning out adult content(Munich, Amistad, Saving Private Ryan, and Schindler's List all had to be graphic in order to tell each one's story). Video games have been traditionally something for young people. GTA IV is being sold in Toys R Us, a children's store, that is something I find troublesome given the kind of violence in that game, and many others.
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The film industry has had a seedy reputation for gratuitous violence and sex. Maybe Steven Spielberg and Disney have been exceptions to this rule but its already been known that the music and movie industries have been churning out adult content(Munich, Amistad, Saving Private Ryan, and Schindler's List all had to be graphic in order to tell each one's story). Video games have been traditionally something for young people. GTA IV is being sold in Toys R Us, a children's store, that is something I find troublesome given the kind of violence in that game, and many others.
Have you ever had a problem with GI Joe then being sold in Toys R Us? Or the Halo games?
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What is GTA IV?
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What is GTA IV?
One of the best games I've played in a while.
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