• FishFace@piefed.social
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    7 days ago

    It’s news to me that GTA protagonists are typically upstanding moral citizens… I haven’t played GTA since 2, but I seem to remember going on mass killing sprees. Not to try and equate very different crimes but that’s gotta be at least in the same area code as mass child sex trafficking and abuse…

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      7 days ago

      Going on a video game killing spree can be cathartic, gross as that is. I cannot say I would be anything other than revolted by being presented with the video game scenario of getting into the shoes of an Epstein.

      • Zwiebel@feddit.org
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        2 days ago

        It is interesting how sexual crimes are seen as so much more severe. Rape is seen as worse than murder. Also like, in gta you can murder, but fucking a prostitute is censored. Theres blood and death, but genitals would be too far?

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          2 days ago

          Your comment implies that gta is for murderers, since they currently get their share of joy?

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            2 days ago

            Your comment implies pedophiles are same as child molesters. Many pedophiles do not abuse children, knowing full well it hurts them - or simply being in fear of law enforcement

            Same way, someone with violent inclinations may vent some steam doing a virtual murder spree rather than a real one. Win-win!