Woman sues over GTA
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Shadylookin
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Padma said:
god bless maddox. anyway I'm waiting for a huge cash settlement so I can claim rockstar warped my fragile little mind and get some money, which I will use to buy pornography.
And will you be sharing any money won with consumers nationwide? I doubt it.
I agree, though, that they should have to pay for bad business practices. I don't think this women should get the money though, donating it to a charity would be a good use.
farting bob
ThEy MaDe Me Do iT.
They've already lowered their profit expectation by $40m because of this incident, i say $40m and a big reputation hit (must stop playing Civ, its terminology is entering my normal life as well..) is bad enough. Its not as if we're talking about barbie goes shopping here, we're talking about a game that lets you kill civilians, policeman, steal and have your way with prostitutes (in fact all but the last are required to complete the game).Elrohir said:And will you be sharing any money won with consumers nationwide? I doubt it.
I agree, though, that they should have to pay for bad business practices. I don't think this women should get the money though, donating it to a charity would be a good use.
If i was a middle age, in-denial-about-what-your-kids-really-do, flag loving religious conservative that always gets in a twist about these sort of things being "immoral", i would be more concerned about the killing than the crappy sex bits.
The Last Conformist
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The word that comes to mind is "preposterous".
And yeah, someone please explain why sex on the computer screen is harmful and violence is not.
And yeah, someone please explain why sex on the computer screen is harmful and violence is not.
A'AbarachAmadan
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farting bob said:
This I just find ridiculous, preposterous, absurb, ludicrous, comical, etc. It just amazes me that sexual content is considered worse than violent content!!
hbdragon88
haunted by blackness
It's all Rockstar's fault. They unknowingly moved troops into the Soccer Mom's territory. When the soccer moms found out they declared war and Rockstar suffered a reputation hit.farting bob said:
greenman1234
Usless Information King
first of all it shouldnt be Rockstars fault. Modders made this not Rockstar. Second of all its allright if a 14 yera old boy plays the game as long as he is mature enough. I my self am only 13 and Have previously owned GTA3 and GTA Vice City. I also intend on getting San Andreas. My parents think i'm mature engough, and so does my grandmother. ( She bought me Vice City when I was 11, and knows the content.)
MarineCorps
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Padma said:
Thats great.
farting bob
ThEy MaDe Me Do iT.
Not quite. Rockstar made it, but it takes an illegal mod to access it, and that mod it seems can only be found on sites that also advertise porn in some way.greenman1234 said:
Personally, i blame the parents who are blaming rockstar. They should either trust their kids with that sort of game, or not let them play it at all, in which case they have no case, since their kids dont play the game, have nothing to worry about and should stop preaching their morals onto other parents.
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Evie
Pronounced like Eevee
The whole GTA-gate comfort me once more in my long-held opinion that American adults are woefully unaware of what their children do, and what average childrens know.
Chances are not too bad the 14 years old in question has not only seen romping before GTA, but that he has actually engaged in some romping himself.
Chances are not too bad the 14 years old in question has not only seen romping before GTA, but that he has actually engaged in some romping himself.
Sims2789
Fool me once...
MarineCorps said:
No they don't. Frivolous lawsuits are not a problem in this country. They are rarely filed and most of them don't even make it to court; they are almost always thrown out before then and then the person who filed the suit is fined. It's just that it seems like there's a lot of frivolous lawsuits because the media likes to cover them because they make them money. The politicians in turn capitalize off them and pass laws against them to make themselves look good. Remember the slew of laws that specifically outlawed people from suing fast food companies for making them fat just because one guy, yes one guy, sued McDonald's for being fat. Even worse is when the politicians that make it harder to sue insurance companies in the name of saving the courts from frivolous lawsuits, as the United States Congress did not too long ago.
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Evie
Pronounced like Eevee
Undeserved in any event. They *CUT* access the content; some people hacked their way to it. Should they have deleted it entirely? Yeah, probably, but damn, we're not talking about a deliberate attempt to spread sex scenes to the kids here, we're talking about a simple mistake that has NOT harmed anyone, except in the deluded minds of some ultra-conservatives who are not aware that most people who play this game have probably done more romping in their life than the game's characters.
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I agree that this lawsuit is fairly stupid, but I disagree with your reasoning.Bozo Erectus said:Oh please, you can get porn in Google Image Search for chrissakes by changing the preferences in Advanced Search. A gorilla could find instant porn. If her 14 year old has a computer, chances are he's already seen more porn than she has in her entire life. If anything this dumb game would keep him busy and away from the hardcore stuff online
Ignore this specific woman for a moment. Some people closely supervise their children's internet habits. They install things like "net nanny", or even don't let children go on the internet unsupervised.
Some people may actually buy games without knowing the content.
Son: "Hey mum - can I get this great game?"
Mother: "What is it?"
Son: "Its a car-racing game."
Mother: "Hmm. Its rated "mature" - mild violence. I've seen other 'mature' games, andthey've been OK."
<later>
Son: "Hey mum, this game is broken. I need to download a patch - can I go on the internet?"
Mother: "will that fix it?"
Son: "Yes - games get patches all the time."
Mother. "OK".
Just because porn is on the internet doesn't provide any justification for game manufacturers to act in this way. I have no problem with them putting this kind of content in a game, but it should be recognised and reflected in the game ratings.
Children are obviously not completely honest with their parents, but the parents don't deserve to have things like this trying to circumvent their precautions.
MarineCorps
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Sims2789 said:
I never said there were lots of stupid lawsuits.
I never even hinted at that. I meant that every time the media reports a dumb lawsuit the lawsuits just get stupider.
MarineCorps
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ainwood said:
Since when have mods become patches? It's like saying Rise and Rule is a Patch for C3C.
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