10 Idiotic Moral Panics Caused By Awesome Video Games

9. Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City, VI... I Could Go On

GTA Prostitutes Grand Theft Auto (which will appear in this list again later) allows you to do a lot. A WHOLE lot. From CJ robbing rap verses in San Andreas to Niko Bellic carving a swath of destruction through Liberty City, there's never really a dull moment in the games - whether you actually follow the missions, like I do, or choose the path my roommate does, which is usually to buy some guns, enter a code for a Infernus, and promptly kill as many people as possible, just to see how long you can survive with a six-star Wanted Level. However, out of ALL of the atrocities you can commit, why, WHY, are people focused on prostitutes? A point that naysayers made was the option to purchase a girl's... "services", and upon completion of the digital handy, oral, or full ride, you could run the poor lass over and get a full refund from her corpse. Why this particular detail in a game full of fun, yet heinous things to do is strange, but let's face it: when has GTA not been a magnet for criticism? ... and yes, this title will appear in this list later. As it should.
 
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