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Edited by Section Ratio General: 9/21/2013 6:11:06 AM
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Grand Theft Auto V sales set record -- why are we surprised when virtual violence becomes reality?

[url=http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/09/19/grand-theft-auto-v-sales-set-record-why-are-surprised-when-virtual-violence/]Article straight from Fox[/url]. Note, I'm only here to reinforce my previous topic. There were a few people who did not believe raw story to be credible for bashing Fox, but now, here is what Fox thinks. Taken straight from the Fox News article, which is by far, much less credible than the Onion at this point: [quote]Like other best-selling games today, Grand Theft Auto V trains millions of young Americans to walk into public places and shoot innocent people. [/quote] [quote]All three "heroes” in Grand Theft Auto are violent thugs who steal, deal drugs and beat people to death. They’re men who shoot and kill innocent civilians for pleasure. Players get rewarded for being evil and breaking the law in a world more realistic and more adrenaline-fueled than reality.[/quote] [quote]Then we act surprised when those young men do the same things they’ve seen and been rewarded for--in reality.[/quote] [quote]I understand the importance of free speech. What I don't understand is why we are so surprised when young men, who spend hours immersed in lifelike virtual-violence, live it out in our reality.[/quote] So, to basically sum up the article: Any person in this forum who bought GTAV, you are now branded a serial killer by Fox News. I would be joking if this weren't true, but it's Fox News, what can you expect? Opinions on the now "Reputable" source? Also, inb4 anyone who says it's not credible for Fox to say what Fox is saying: Correlation =/= Causation. Edit: Took out that Read more crap that Fox adds in automatically.

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