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Parents polled are more worried about their 17-year-old playing GTA than drinking, or watching porn

by rawmeatcowboy
11 August 2008
GN 1.0 / 2.0

Grand Theft Auto is heading to the DS, and I think it’s a very safe bet that it will be rated Mature. If it isn’t get ready for an uproar. The results of a survey conducted by What They Play show just how much parents hate the series. This poll was conducted on August 1st through the 6th, and asked over 1,600 parents what they’d be most concerned about their 17-year-old child indulging in while at a sleepover.

49% - smoking marijuana
19% - playing Grand Theft Auto
16% - watching pornography
14% - drinking beer

This is insanity. How in the world is alcohol at the bottom of the list? Kids can drink, drive, and kill via alcohol. Kids playing GTA will not harm anyone, nor does the game alter your physical awareness. I cannot get over this response.

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