Young kids and the GTA series.

[Saturos]

So, I'm faced with a dilemma about letting my pre-K 6 year old nephew play GTAIV. He won't shut up about the GTA series. All he talks about is GTA this and GTA that, and although I know I shouldn't be letting him play GTA at his age, (that's like letting a little kid smoke cigarettes to some people) there's nothing I can do about it. His two step brothers have a 360 and he apparently watches them play. Plus, not only does his mother OK violent games (I have a feeling it's just to keep him out of her hair, but whatever), he plays the series on the PS2, so my plan to keep him away from violent games at an early age has failed. I do know the consequences for letting him play something so violent with his little underdeveloped mind and social skills, but when I'm the only one in the family against it, I'm fighting a losing battle. Well except for my oldest sister and husband, who won't even allow their twin daughters near anything remotely violent.

Am I bad person for not wanting my young nephew to play violent games like GTA? Better yet, am I a bad person for not wanting him to play just so I can play instead? how can I get him off so I can play without looking like a jerk? :> (He's only around for about two days of the week, but whatever).

P.S.> He's right next to me right now playing GTAIV as of this thread.

 

[Geogaddi]

At least you're keeping him away from the gays.

 

[Lucid]

Beat the ever living shit out of him with a studded leather belt.

That'll teach him not to play/think about GTA stuff..................................














or put homicidal thoughts into his head.

 

[Saturos]

At least you're keeping him away from the gays.

I don't think he really cares about ideologies like "gays" and "racism" at his age, (I found out there are gay people in GTA IV btw. The guys with the pink scarves around thier necks :>) he just likes to cause random havoc. Like we all like to do in GTA games. We let him play, but constantly remind him not to do that stuff in real life. Plus, I don't think he even knows how to pick up a hooker or anything, much less know what sex even is yet.

Gah, I don't know. Like I said, there's nothing I can do about it really. I just hope he dosen't grow into a juvenile brat and rob some convenient store one day, then try to blame it on the GTA series.