Is Grand theft auto bad for teenagers

I can do all those things (albeit the crack part) - In real life. Most of them I do, however not all the time - They are not illegal or immoral to do, again - excluding the sex with strippers and crack part! This does not negate the fact they are bad, however the option to do all these things are options that are available in real life - the game just has no consequences for your actions (I.e. you die or get arrested, and the next scene is him leaving the building) - That is the only difference. I do not accept that teenagers believe that all those things are good, Just because someone is able to simulate it in a virtual game, does not mean their definitions of morality are warped - you know shooting someone is wrong, you know stealing is wrong, you know having sex with a hooker is illegal and wrong. Some people do these things anyway, they are called criminal delinquents - they don't care that they know it is wrong, they just do it anyway. On the flip side - How many teenagers have gone against their parents, simply because they were told not to do it all the time - they finally get old enough, or get away and the opportunity arises to do it (Case in point - Teenagers coming home from Spring break, or their first trip abroad with piercing or tattoos, or even unexpected bumps - or rings on their fingers!) - People telling people not to do things generally makes them want to do it more - Tell someone not to press the big red button, the first impulse they have is to press it to see why. I assert that this game does not cause problems for teenagers - But helps those gullible enough to think they can do those things (Such as shoot public places up or steal from businesses), that you will not win this 'game' we call life that way, and you will spend the next 50 years teaching Bo-Bo how to read so he stops other inmates from...... "Things"..... It will also help those that have obsessive disorders, or have some sort of chemical imbalances that cause them to feel uncontrollable rage - they get to exert their emotions into a situation that has no consequences - Basically you can kill, shoot, steal or hurt anyone you want - And you don't get in trouble. It gets all that rage out of your system if you want it too - There are actually games specifically designed for that exact purpose, however GTA has the concept in games, and it just so happens to relieve stress. Some people go into another level after that and cannot decipher the real from the virtual, or their rage is uncontrollable, so they can cause some trouble, however these are usually refined to psychological disorders, and cannot be held against the general populous - they are 'black sheep', so they cannot be the only reason this game is considered a bad influence... They may watch a video on WWII and get the same reaction - we cannot tell. Conclusion : I have shown that GTA can be attributed to stress release, source to enforce this below : http://www.science20.com... I have shown by common sense that playing a game does not warp the sense of reality to make things previously considered morally bad - do not somehow become 'hip, cool new things' to do. I look forward to your response Con, Thank you :)