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Dr. Olson Brings Some Reasoning to RapeLay Hysteria

By pete_gallagher

Grand Theft Childhood co-author Dr. Cheryl Olson appeared yesterday on CNN Prime News in order to bring a little grounding to the network's coverage of the game RapeLay.

Anchor Mike Galanos introduces the piece with a dire tone, saying, 'Parents, we've got to warn you about this videogame, because your kids could get their hands on it,' before bringing in Dr. Olson. Galanos asks Olson about how easy it would be for a kid to download the game.

In answering, Olson puts some of the onus on CNN for their sensationalistic coverage of RapeLay, 'One of my concerns is that kids generally never hear about this stuff unless it gets this kind of publicity.'

Olson mentions the Grand Theft Auto 'Hot Coffee' mod, which went under the radar until politicians and the media drew attention to it.

Galanos then turns to violent games in general, asking, 'What does this do to our kids?' Olson responded:

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on April 01, 2010 (boomark / email).