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Discuss “Grand Theft Autonomy: Hillary Clinton, stop the crusade”

Dear Hillary: Listen, I?m rooting for Clinton-Obama in ?08 as much as the next guy, but first we?ve got to get a few things straight: The United States is not a child, and you?re not its nanny.

I am, of course, referring to your recent outrage over the discovery of a sex scene in the popular video game [ITAL]Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[/ITAL] (I believe you described it as ?stealing the innocence of our children?).

I?m sure you know the whole story ? how Rockstar Games originally intended the scene for the game, but then at the last minute decided against it, and instead of spending a great deal of time and money editing all the code, they simply blocked the scene from the game. But some clever, naughty Scandinavians discovered how to unlock...

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Comment 1. The Truth
Feb 10, 2006 at 09:59 AM

If parents do not want there children to be exposed to scenes of a graphic nature, checking the rating would be a very good idea. Or maybe they did and just wanted an excuse for publicity?

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