Grand theft auto for kids?

podoboo · Aug 5, 2009, 07:50 PM

Well in the eyes of my mother, as long as you drill it into their head that its just a game and has absolutely no ties to reality, it doesn't hurt. However myself personally would never ever ever let my younger brother or sister (who are 5 & 9) watch let along play a copy of it (even though I was allowed to play the game when I was 12)... Some kids are just a tad to impressionable to be around anything like that. It really depends on the kid though, Some, as I was, can play a game or watch a TV show/movie of this kind and not duplicate anything that comes from it, however others like a cousin of mine, have to imitate every single bad act imaginable... So my vote is no, after all there are ratings on the boxes for a reason.

Jake2008 · Aug 5, 2009, 07:59 PM

Ultimately it's up to the parents.

But, there is no way in hell that a 10 year old, and particularly a 3 year old, should be allowed to watch that kind of violence, whether on TV, at the theatre (where they wouldn't get in anyway), or in a video game.

Killing police officers is 'entertainment'?

Just my opinion, but that game should be off limits for young children.

shazamataz · Aug 6, 2009, 01:31 AM

There's a reason the game is for ages 15+

IRISHSAINT26 · Aug 6, 2009, 07:24 AM

Its 17+ Thank you all I agree, hopefully I can talk some sense into the person allowing this. It does depend on the child but I think 10 and 3 is way to young, I heard where 6 year old said it taught him how to drive, drove the car and ran over and killed his younger sibling. Very sad, we need to change America for the better one child at a time.

shazamataz · Aug 6, 2009, 08:16 AM

Oh ok, I thought it was only 15, 17 is even better.

Good on you though, you can try to talk some sense into them, it's really not appropriate, like you said, it can teach them some pretty bad values. Use the example you said here.

Just remember in the end they are their children so all you can do is to bring it up, if they say that they don't care if they play it then you don't want to start an argument.

Good luck.

HotPotato2009 · Aug 6, 2009, 11:43 AM

I don't think that a 10 year old should be playing that game. My little brother is 10 and I saw him playing it one time. I was a little shocked to see that. I asked him what he liked about the game and he said that he likes running people over, shooting people, and beating up the police. To me that wasn't cool. A 10 year old shouldn't be "liking" that kind of stuff. Some kids go out and re-enacte what they see on games and television. That's what's wrong with some kids today. And it doesn't make it any better that the parents don't care.

A 3 year old shouldn't even be anywhere near that kind of stuff.

Thats my opinion.

albear · Aug 6, 2009, 11:49 AM

And then when kids younger go and commit similar crimes to that theyve done in the game, its the game that gets the blame, when its the person who bought the game in the first place's fault

snippy07 · Aug 6, 2009, 11:50 AM

I personally played it when I was 10, but I just liked driving the cars, I even stopped at the red lights and tried driving the same speed as the other cars

. But not everybody likes playing like that haha, so yea I think 10 is to young for most people.

HotPotato2009 · Aug 6, 2009, 12:06 PM

Snippy I play the game like that too

I mean I do missions too, but I mainly just like to drive the cars, do cab fare missions, pimp mission lol. I just like to have fun on the game. Not that crazy reckless stuff

Grand theft auto for kids?

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