Lieberman Weighs In On Grand Theft Auto

Thanks to Yahoo/Reuters for its article discussing Senator Joseph Lieberman's comments regarding Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto at a recent women's forum at Dartmouth College. Interestingly, Lieberman, a Democratic presidential hopeful and long-time proponent of views on this subject, comments: "Video games have gotten better over time", but continues: "There's a couple out there that are horrendous... You ought to see one called Grand Theft Auto. The player is rewarded for attacking a woman, pushing her to the ground, kicking her repeatedly and then ultimately killing her, shooting her over and over again." Although this isn't the specific goal of the game, he continues: "I call on the entertainment companies - they've got a right to do that, but they have a responsibility not to do it if we want to raise the next generation of our sons to treat women with respect."

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Re:Societal responsibilities

[Acidic_Diarrhea]

So what's your solution exactly? In your ranting about how you were right and the reader had to wake up and realize how right you are, I failed to see where you presented a solution. Alright, I'll accept that a good portion of today's youth are not being properly parented. What do you want to do about it?

Is your solution government mandated "standards"? The government's stance on abortion is that it is a woman's right to choose. What if you want to raise a child and impart on it values that are counter to this? By the solution I assume you are trying to get at, this is outlawed. As soon as you impose standards to target the lowest common denominator, you bring down everyone else - you normally do not raise up the underachievers. That's why integrated classrooms where the dumb kids [that's right, dumb - not "slow"] who can't read are mixed in with the kids who are reading above grade level do not work. Next time you decide to rant and rave about a problem, spend less time trying to prove that there is a problem and instead devote your time to outlining a solution. Vague hand-waving doesn't get little Johnny to respect women.