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Old 02-24-2009, 08:59 PM   #45 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mixedmedia View Post
I don't believe that people are incapable of understanding the effect that violence and brutality have on others without seeing it.
I think there's some degree of understanding that eludes a mere discription of brutality, inasmuch as witnessing a violent act firsthand is a very different experience than reading an account in the newspaper. I think that depictions of such brutality have the potential to bridge that gap (the depiction falling somewhere in between).

I'm curious to know how people would compare this game to a rape fantasy. Is going through such a scenario in your head, or acting one out with your partner, comparable to playing a rapist in a video game?
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