Sen. Chuck Schumer rails against violent video game; books, news articles next? [fs]

Declan McCullagh <[email protected]>
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U.S. senator gunning for 'cop killer' video game
Published: June 20, 2005, 9:20 PM PDT
By Reuters

A new video game that lets players join criminal gangs and kill police 
officers has become the target of a proposed boycott by a U.S. senator.

Sen. Charles Schumer, a Democrat from New York, said the "cop killer" 
video game, called "25 to Life," had hit an "all-time low" and 
discouraged the sale and distribution of the title, due out this summer.

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