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dawurz
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"Gayle Slossberg (D) has a problem: She wants confirmation of the rumored rape scene in Grand Theft Auto IV—but she can't reach that level of the game. The Milford state senator's never played GTA, but she fears it's corrupting the youth and thinks a law requiring better warning labels might be the fix. She told the Nose as much at a Capitol press conference last week.
Rewarding players who carjack and cop-kill is bad enough, but points for rape is beyond the pale. Or would be, if it were true. Nothing's certain (the Nose couldn't reach the alleged rape scene either) but four out of five gamer geeks in the blogosphere appear to agree: There is no rape scene. It's all the stuff of rumors.
Slossberg hints she'll nonetheless introduce legislation next session calling for clearer labeling of depraved video games like Grand Theft Auto. In doing so, she'll join fellow pols Joe Lieberman and Hillary Clinton who have pushed video game restrictions on the federal level. Still, Slossberg's a bit unsure of how the warning labels might read: "I mean what would it say? 'This game will make you a sociopath'?" Perhaps...."
The comments in response to the article are an interesting read at the New Haven Advocate's site...
http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=8476
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JT
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so murder is ok but rape isn't (in games)? Not even nudity is allowed. WTF
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haydaddict
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Haha only in US! 
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GhostManX
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The other option is to teach the youth the difference between right and wrong, reality vs fantasy. Understanding that it's just a game is important. Try parenting some. Geesh....
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