certain taboos are maintained in games

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People murder NPCs in game, but usually do not abuse children or commit sexual assault. Why is this?

An extremely fledgling hypothesis is that it depends on justifiability. For example, murder is justifiable under certain circumstances, but child abuse and sexual assault are not. (though child discipline is)

I think justifiability separates these actions within our minds and allows us to :xa