Grandma Sues "Grand Theft Auto"

Upon reading the article on msnbc.msn.com about the grandmother suing the maker of Grand Theft Auto, I feel as if it wasn’t the maker’s fault, it was the grandmothers. The rating clearly says rated “M” which is for audiences ages 17 and up and she had bought it for her grandson who is 14 years old. I do not understand why the maker had to change the rating from “M” to “AO”. Sure video games get hacked all the time and they show sexual explicit nature, but think about it… the entire concept of the game Grand Theft Auto is to steal cars, kill people, shoot cops, find hookers… and who knows what else! If this grandmother willingly bought the game for her son thinking that it’s just about cars, then she’s completely in denial. Just like movie ratings, rated “R” is for audiences who are 17 years and older. Rated R movies show soft-core pornography sometimes and it includes a lot of violence. Now, would the grandmother take her little grandson to watch a movie like that? I wouldn’t think so. It was her own mistake and the company should not have been punished for it.

One example I have for this is another game called The Sims. I have been playing that game for years, and many enjoy it including little children. I don’t exactly know what the rating is for the game, but it too has some violent intentions. For example, you can purposely kill a character in the game by locking a person up in a home while cooking and have them burn to death. Also, when you tell the Sims to make babies, the display this by crawling into bed with the sheet covers on and start humping like animals! Although you cannot see what they are doing, a person knows exactly what is going on under there. People don’t seem to mind though because it is entertaining and pretty fun to play. Video games such as these have ratings on them for a reason. I think this grandmother is an idiot and was just finding a way to make some cash on the side and putting the blame on someone else for buying the game for her fourteen year old grandson.

Works Cited:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8728577/