Hillary concerned about nerd violence

Senator Hillary Clinton has issued a request to the Federal Trade Commission today to investigate violent video games and children. Clinton is concerned about pornographic and violent video games like 'Grand Theft Auto' because she believes it "has so many demeaning messages about women and so encourages violent imagination and activities and it scares parents.... They're playing a game that encourages them to have sex with prostitutes and then murder them. You know, that's kind of hard to digest."

I am far from Tipper Gore when it comes to censorship, but I think Hill' is well-founded in her interest in preventing this type of game from reaching the hands of impressionable youth. Having seen the game in action a few times, I agree that the subject matter is hard to digest or defend. Some may argue that it is the responsibility of parents to monitor the activities and video game habits of their children, but let's be realistic, most parents are clueless. If it's a video game, many mouth breather parents assume that it's okay for their children. I think it makes sense to leave the fantasy gangbanging, drug dealing, murdering, and prostitution to the sadistic (and blatantly nerdy) PS2-playing adults.