Where Politics And Video Games Collide

Speaking for myself, here, as a person that is obviously not completely retarded and lacking common sense, but definitely not lacking in fear of death, I would have to say that the drunk driving portrayed in the game is not leaving me wanting to mimic it in real life.

In fact, if any of these yokels would actually play the game, they could clearly see that driving drunk in-game is nearly impossible. You end up hitting everything under the sun, and it is quite a feat to escape the police. It makes you *not* want to try it, in my opinion; although I suppose that it makes a fun little mini-game to see if you can make it home without killing yourself.

But that's just it: it's a GAME. I would never willingly try this in real life under any circumstance, and certainly not because it is (in large quotes) "glorified" in the game. Even with everyday driving, I always have this little fear, because being in a multi-ton machine means that I am putting other people's lives on the line if something goes wrong. That, and my own life, which is both in my own hands and in others.

It's called being a human. It's called having a care for human life. It's something you can loosen up a little within the confines of a game, because you know "these are not real people, and I'm doing things I wouldn't normally be able to do in real life because they have consequences".

And if *I* feel this way, I'm sure there are many other fellow human beings who feel the same.