Personally, I think "Adult/Mature" ratings and their respective restrictions on the underage (18-) are silly and pointless. Then again, I think it's stupid for the MPAA to do the same to movies, and I also think marijuana should be legalized... so...

One's maturity isn't really determined by a set age. I know when I was under 17, I was definitely a whole lot more "ready" for the scenes in Saw 3 than the 20 year old chick who was sitting in the seat a few front of me, who screamed her ass off and ran out the theater.

Sex and drugs? Comon' now, if you're parents instilled any cent of morals into you, you'd know what's right and wrong. And even if they didn't, it's each individual's responsibility to interpret what they see as they wish, not the government's duty to limit its access.

I can see how movies can influence teenage behavior negatively, but games? Jeez... I don't even notice the "Mature" aspect of most games these days anyways!

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