[rmemmett84]

Originally Posted by Lady Dragonfly

Mr. Thompson's rhetoric aside, are the above statements true? Just curious.

By the same token, it should be perfectly OK to shoot, say, virtual gays.
Or other virtual minorities. After all, it is just a game, right? I am sure a lot of people would enjoy shooting virtual liberal gays. I mean, of course you will have to be 17 to shoot virtual liberal gays (unless your parents think you are mature enough to start shooting virtual liberal gays earlier).

And no, I don't think this is a logical fallacy.

The first question shouldn't matter, just because the child can get the game doesn't mean he can play the game if his habits are being monitored by the parents.

Secondly while this may not be a logical fallacy it is certainly a stretch. I suppose if people want to play a game where they kill gays then why not?

As I stated previously I don't believe these type of games create homicidal tendencies but they may very well help bring existing ones to the surface. These however would most certainly surface eventually anyhow. If a person is unstable enough for a video game to drive them into a murdering frenzy then so will a multitude of other factors the government can't contol.