Quote Originally Posted by Floortank View Post
Do people seriously believe the ESRB is there to protect players? That's insanity.

If it did no one would ever get banned for saying racial slurs or other nasty things.

It is there solely to protect the company from litigation, and thus they must be shown to enforce it whenever possible. Or they will be drawn and quartered in various markets that decide to target their business interests. The politics at play here require some perspective outside of shout chat.
It's there to warn players yes. Not it's only function, however.