Reply #30: But the problem (for me) is that a desire to "act out"

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such revolting stuff is, well, revolting.

Virtual or not, I find the idea of taking pleasure in that kind of thing disgusting.

And it is true, God damn it, call me any kind of name you want to, but it is true that when kids get desensitized to violence in a virtual world, that bleeds over to the real world.

Three words: Iraqi civilian casualties. A lot of our kids are coming home traumatized by shooting up cars full of civilians, but WAY too many of them don't seem to mind it.

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