I see what you mean but see...
-2 Years is a lot just for not following an Age Limit for a Virtual game. (It makes me think of a 2 year old start playing monopoly and the police just bust in and arrest him)
-In my eyes I don't see how they could see shooting an alien being = go into the real world and shoot people. I mean, if they were REALLY impressionable or they are like >5 I could see, but if they can understand most things and are actually taught that crime is a bad thing, there shouldn't be a problem.
-There's really no difference between watching and playing (besides your physically doing it). A lot of TV shows today are like all about sex and crime and murder, I don't even really watch TV anymore. Blaming VGames, you should blame TV as well. Also, if they didn't have the game/couldn't play it, they would most likely YouTube it (when I don't have a game, I usually watch it here)
-The cursing and knowledge about things someone my age shouldn't really know about wasn't from Video Games, Television, or my Parents. I was from others in the real world. People out at places like stores or food places mention this stuff all the time. Now, I learned some other stuff from 3rd grade when some kids were telling everybody about these things. I assume that hey had gotten it from TV, but I can't make that assumption.
TL;DR:
[spoiler]There are many reasons to restrict the age limit. Even though the idea is understandable, the punishment does not fit the crime and there are many reasons against it.[/spoiler]
And also, I may be slightly biased as I am only 13, but by the looks of the Internet, I'm one of the 'rare' ones.
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Edit for making the TL;DR a spoiler instead.
2nd Edit for adding another point.
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Thanks for looking at it my way, and in no way did I mean to disrespect your side of the idea.
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