GTA and Rating of Video Games

Gamer writes "There is an interesting debate on Grand Theft Auto and rating of computer games going on. It started with Lawmeme's Paul Szynol wants 'distribution control so that minors don't get access to inappropriate material'. Greplaw's Mikael Pawlo has a reply saying 'Computer games are art and should be dealt with accordingly, without any references to the prohibition tactics of the 1980:ies.' Would the world not be a better place without the violence in GTA? I don't understand Pawlo's art argument, although I love gaming. I agree with Paul Szynol. Kids should not get violent games." I really don't have a problem with regulating violent games- its when the government tries to outlaw them that I have a problem.

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Re:Games don't kill people...

[artemis67]

well for one thing, Moore left out drug prohibition, a law that has raised crime by as much as 25% since it was enacted in the 1930's.

Come on... I laugh at these silly notions that legalizing drugs is somehow going to magically remove crime from society. It misses the fundamental reason that crime exists in the first place -- greed.

Legalize drugs and criminals will find other ways to pillage society in order to get what they want.