Is Boston being torn asunder by ‘GTA’ ads?

Boston’s subway system has come under fire from community activists and politicos, who are calling for the removal of ads for RockStar’s video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. I ride the MBTA every day, and frankly, the urban-cartoon-ish artwork of assorted drug lords, street punks and molls isn’t all that memorable. Nor are the ads particularly graphic. But with violent assaults on the rise this year, nerves are understandably frayed. A city councilor and various clergy and advocates have written a letter of complaint to subway general manager Dan Grabauskas.