RTD may ban ads for violent video games after parents' complaints

DENVER (AP) - The Regional Transportation District is considering a request from parents of teens to ban violent video game ads on buses and trains.

George Robison, Denver area director of the Parents Television Council, says RTD shouldn't be advertising violent games.

An RTD committee has agreed but the agency will make the final decision, possibly at a meeting March 27th.

The complaints began last fall when RTD vehicles carried ads for "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories," which glorifies gang life, murdering police officers and violence against women.

Critics say the games spawn violence. The industry and game players say opponents exaggerate their effects.