Steve McQueen
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An 11-year-old found meth inside a copy of Grand Theft Auto V
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TransTrender
Gold Member
Ha!
McMoneyman
Member
The reason GTA sells so well is because 11-12-13 year olds are playing it.
LinkSlayer64
Member
I played GTA 3 because it was in my older sister's room and I could just take it when my parents weren't home. They didn't go out and buy it for me.
perfectchaos007
Member
You mean "cool" parenting. I had a friend who had cool parents that let their kid buy GTAIII at age 12. I loved spending the night at his house so we could stay up late and play GTA, which was a game my mother would NEVER let me own at that age.
PetriP-TNT
Member
I was like 13 when GTA3 came out and my mom did get it for me IIRC
(might confuse to Silent Hill 2 though)spazchicken
Member
Ya'll got any more copies of GTAV?
WW to Gamestop
LMAO!
Fahzgoolin
Banned
So you didn't play DOOM or anything else before that age?
DOOM: Arcade demon slaying.
GTA: killing innocent people and police officers. Constant perversion and sexual deviance. Nudity, prostitution, drugs, theft, etc. All glorified in a visually/audibly realistic manor.
Yeah, not comparable for most. I don't even think most adults are wise enough to even process these things properly, let alone impressionable kids/teens with confused moral compasses.
But alas, that's not a "progressive" thing to say is it?
Shit parenting.
hope you didnt play/watch anything not intended for you as a kid else you are going to look like a bit of a hypocrite who also had lazy parents
nailed it
SolidSnakex
Member
I always like it when people act all shocked when kids are playing games like GTA as if they weren't playing DOOM or Mortal Kombat when they were kids.
PetriP-TNT
Member
Not only that, but considering how many 10 years olds playing Call Of Duty have fucked my mom I can't see how anyone could be shocked by this
I'd be so fucking psyched if I bought a game and there was a bag of weed in there.
Meth, less so.
edit - I was always allowed to consume whatever I wished as a child, but usually with my parents at least. I remember watching Children of the Corn with them when I was like 8 or something and after told them, "I don't think you are supposed to let me watch movies like that"
Its my opinion that if you are an involved parent and talk to your child about things and answer any questions they may have, there is nothing wrong with showing them something that society deems them too young for (especially considering there is very little consensus about what is and is not okay)
I think anyone who says "bad parents" "lazy parents" are being pretty disgusting and probably projecting, as, if you don't know these people and are only going by the article, you would assume the kid is well parented and has a strong relationship with them, considering the first thing he did was bring it to them.
Meth, less so.
edit - I was always allowed to consume whatever I wished as a child, but usually with my parents at least. I remember watching Children of the Corn with them when I was like 8 or something and after told them, "I don't think you are supposed to let me watch movies like that"
Its my opinion that if you are an involved parent and talk to your child about things and answer any questions they may have, there is nothing wrong with showing them something that society deems them too young for (especially considering there is very little consensus about what is and is not okay)
I think anyone who says "bad parents" "lazy parents" are being pretty disgusting and probably projecting, as, if you don't know these people and are only going by the article, you would assume the kid is well parented and has a strong relationship with them, considering the first thing he did was bring it to them.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Is Jack Thompson still around ?
Marmaladefire
Member
I mean, other than the killing virtual people part
What about the titular crime of Grand Theft Auto?
Rats Off To Ya
Banned
10/10
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
"Florida Mom" strikes again.
Almost as often as "Florida Man".
Almost as often as "Florida Man".
Solo Act
Member
Well, Doom came out when I was about 16, so believe it when some of us say we didn't. I'd also suggest that GTA V does not compare to Doom in terms of realistically simulated violence.
We can all laugh off playing GTA as a child as funny because it's normal, but there are a lot of other "normal" behaviors in this world which people don't find funny. I don't think it's anymore sanctimonious to question a kid being allowed to play GTA than it is to question a lot of other things.
giancarlo123x
Banned
She didn't, my dad did.
Google and younger those are two words that don't go together for most people over the age of 25.
Phatosaurus
Member
Why not? It's her child, she can decide what is/isn't appropriate for said child. The ratings are a guideline.
sixteen-bit
Member
Lots of shade on low page count instruction manuals.
The true Trevor pre order bonus experience.
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I played GTA 3 when i was 6-7 if a kid can mentally deal with it why not. Parents just have to tell very clearly that it is just a videogame and that it does not represent real life at all.
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I played GTA 3 when i was 6-7 if a kid can mentally deal with it why not. Parents just have to tell very clearly that it is just a videogame and that it does not represent real life at all.
I feel that if the adult obviously informs the child that video games arent reality and theyre able to distinguish that then i dont see why they wouldnt be able to play them.
Everytime i play Gmod modes or go onto TF2 what do i hear? Little kids yelling on the mic killing each other in an online game.
Everytime i play Gmod modes or go onto TF2 what do i hear? Little kids yelling on the mic killing each other in an online game.
frankie_baby
Member
The meth is probably more suitable than GTA for him
Meh, when I was much younger than 11, every kid I knew was into Robocop, had the toys and everything. Robocop is far more extreme than GTA5 could dream of.
Back then, I had a not-very-close friend who excitedly showed me all the lewd and gory shit in Duke Nukem, but it just made me think of him more as a bit of a low-life dumbass. ¯\_(ツ
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Basketball
Member
Dude 5 year olds are playing GTA V
You can hear them
And at school their friends are showing them hardcore porn on their giant phones
You can hear them
And at school their friends are showing them hardcore porn on their giant phones
PreyingShark
Member
I didnt, very strictass dad. Wouldnt even let me get Demikids smh
...everyone i knew in 6th grade sure was playing the shit out of san andreas, though.
Your dad googled "naked girl" for you ?
frankie_baby
Member
There's a world of difference between the graphicness of those and modern games, plus i was 12 when MK launched in the arcades and 13 when doom released, might not seem much but theres like a lifetime of extra maturity in a year or 2 at that sort of age
Slackbladder
Member
These pre-order bonuses are going a bit far, though it does make sense with GTAV!
Why? Unless you buy into the US false hysteria of violent media is the reason why there are so many crimes, and yet ignore why that same media in Canada or the UK doesn't cause the same crime statistics. I was 4-5 when I was doing fatalities in Mortal Kombat or playing Doom etc. My 9 year old cousin bought and played GTA V and is now on Overwatch. Violent games don't make violent criminals.
all over this thread apparently
GTAV is a lot more brutal and vulgar than the PS2-era games. They don't even say "fuck" in GTAIII or Vice City. When it comes to kids playing GTA, it's generally the case where parents have no idea what the content is like.
So it's easy to say "I was playing GTA when I was a kid" when they were basically no worse than some PG-13 movies.
What if...
WW to Gamestop
lol