The 60 minutes presentation of the video game "Grand Theft Auto" got me thinking a bit.

This operator of the game is a criminal and he is permitted to blow away as many police officers as he can in his attempt to evade the law.

The game was featured on 60 minutes because one kid, who killed three police officers inside the police station, is said to have been influenced by the game. He, apparently, spent many hours using the game prior to his heinous act.

What intrigues me about this scenario is whether to prevent the video game manufacturers from producing such a game.

At first glance, a law to ban such a game would appear to be heavy handed behavior by the government.

But, the law would benefit the law enforcement community and might result in less violence toward law enforcement personnel. So, would enactment of such a law be a "conservative" position and would the "right" support such a law.

A typical conservative position is that the person using the game bears responsibility for his actions and the manufacturer of the game should not be restricted in producing the game because of what the user of the game might do. This is very similar to gun control laws.

So, what say ye?

Should any restrictions be placed on such a game?