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NY Post Says GTA Worse Than Molesting

Posted by simoniker on from the double-sigh dept.

wiredbeat2000 writes "The New York Post has an inflammatory article which argues that Take Two's Grand Theft Auto is worse than child molestation and more harmful than second hand smoke. The story, which appears in the business section, calls for an outright ban of video games it claims are no better than snuff films, and concludes: 'Stay away from this [Take Two] stock - far, far away - and you'll be doing both your wallet and your fellow man a favor'." Lucky the author hasn't checked out Manhunt yet, huh?

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  1. Smell the irony, people. by iainl · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Isn't the New York Post a Newscorp product these days? Owned by Rupert Murdoch, and part of the same conglomerate that brought us:

    Fear Factor
    Temptation Island
    Freddy Got Fingered
    Aliens Vs. Predator (the game)
    etc.?

    Come to think of it, I wonder if this is in any way, shape or form connected with the fact that this company is also responsible (certainly in license at least) for Simpsons Hit 'n' Run, a game that steals so much from GTA that its a wonder that Take Two haven't sued?

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  2. Amusing to consider by bugbread · · Score: 5, Interesting

    That editorial was beyond awesome. My favorite part:

    "This is 10,000 times worse than the worst thing anybody thinks Michael Jackson ever did to a little boy"

    If my math works right, with sales exceeding 25,000,000 copies, he would prefer if there were 25 million fewer GTA players and 250 billion more child molestors.

    Alternatively, he would find someone turning off their PS2 and molesting a neighborhood kid to be an improvement.

    I think we can guess this guy's real agenda (hehe).