I have to say I have always found it deeply ironic that violence is far more acceptable in the United States then sex.
Anyhow, Ducimus there is a big difference between watching violence and causing violence (simulated or otherwise). There has been research on that, and they found that kids are more likely to act aggressively after playing a violent game, compared to either watching another kid play a violent game, or watching a violent tv program or movie.
Even still though the rate of aggressive behavior doesn't go up a whole lot between playing a violent vs a non violent game.
Last there are several games that are quite violent, but don't have the 17+ Mature or 18+ Adults Only rating. It is actually sexual content that tends to push games into those categories (or extreme amounts of gore)...
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