Let the Games Begin

No, this has nothing to do with the Winter Olympics. I read an article on CNN’s website about how the video game ( linked via title bar ), “Grand Theft Auto – San Andreas”, took advantage of the public by having it rated as “Mature” instead of “Adults Only”.

“The game, released in October 2004, features characters that commit crimes such as murder, drug dealing and pimping.”

“The game also had an embedded "mini game" in which characters could engage in explicit sexual acts.”

I’m not into video games; but the thought occurred to me, something must be wrong with the entire ratings system if it’s perfectly acceptable to murder and pimp to obtain a “Mature” game rating. That sounds more like an “Immature” at best, possibly “Demented” or “Pre-Parole”.

The city attorney’s office has sued the makers of the game; not because of the murders and mayhem, the pimping and violence, but for the explicit sex. You can shoot them and leave them to die as long as you don’t have sex with them first. What’s the old Henny Youngman line for when he was getting robbed, “Take my wife, Please!”. It will hit you later, after you’ve started reading another blog.