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If anybody plays GTA and then thinks its a good idea to imitate that in real life, then dies or gets hurt or whatever. They deserve no less. If you think it's awesome that you can speed and control a car at the age of 12 on a VIDEO GAME, then go out and steal a car and drive, and crash and die. You deserve no less. The Game is rated MA16+ for a reason. It's not a children's game. Other than children blaming GTA for the stupid things they do, GTA4 is one of the best games I've played. Better than Halo 3 (major dissapointment) and very close behind CoD4 (online is the best). Thats all I have to say.

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Agreed.  The violence wasn't what shocked me, but the fact that the detail in this game is so sophisticated that you can see your victims' freak out after beating them up in a sneak attack like that.  That and the fact that it made me feel empathy for a polygon in a video game.  It makes me wonder how many of those in real life who have committed assault fully realize the pain their victims go through?