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Surprisingly Few People Collect On GTA Hot Coffee
Relin writes "Out of the millions eligible, less than 3,000 have come forward to collect their money in the 'Hot Coffee' settlement. While the plaintiffs' lawyer is surprised by the development, Theodore Frank of the Legal Center for the Public Interest at the American Enterprise Institute seems convinced that the lawsuit was 'meritless' and will result in no payment for the legal counsel opposing Take-Two."
It's interesting, because neither enjoy the violence nor the sex. Granted, I don't watch R rated movies and carefully choose the PG-13 and PG movies. (Yeah, PG is getting annoyingly bad.)
I think there were a lot of unsuspecting parents who picked up this game for little Johnny and didn't bother to look at the rating. I had a co-worker who did just that for her 9 year old son. She had to take it back from him once she figured out what was going on.
Now, I agree, the lady wasn't smart by not paying attention to the rating and warnings. I also agree that it's stupid for the government to sue Take Two. But I also think that GTA stands for everything that is wrong with the world and does nothing to help improve it. In fact, I believe it actively does the opposite. I feel the rating on GTA should warrant something much stronger than "mature", in that it should not be sold to anyone.
... Oh, anyone considered a "minor".