Grand Theft Auto kills again...

Psionic Chaos · September 12th, 2003

Take-Two is potentially facing a lawsuit (again) because a couple of kids "opened fire on vehicles on the Interstate 40 highway in Tennessee with a .22 calibre rifle, killing one person and injuring another severely." After being apprehended, they said that they "were bored, and decided to mimick their favourite videogame, Grand Theft Auto." Full article is here .

Now, I've never really cared that much for GTA games, so I'm not like an uber fan or anything... But for these kids to blame thier actions on a videogame is downright wrong. I'm curious as to what you guys have to say about this...

Sir Key · September 12th, 2003

hmm... weird news post but anyways... it's the smartest way to get out of trouble... blame someone else... that's one thing that always works right... even with religion

**Chrono Archangel** · September 12th, 2003

this kinda stuff really pisses me off...god...blaming it on a video game is so stupid.

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**Raziel** · September 12th, 2003

Yeah, it's stupid, doesn't help that the game is stupid too

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**hushypushy** · September 12th, 2003

the game is so stupid....stupid yet fun....mm stupid is good

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sights · September 12th, 2003

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Originally Posted by Psionic Chaos

(...) I'm curious as to what you guys have to say about this...

...two things:

1) there will always be stupid people to blame videogames as responsible for (even their own) violent/psychotic behavior... and there will always be people stupid enough to believe them.

2) this should be in open discussion.

**Yeloazndevil** · September 12th, 2003

stupid kids

those damn kids need to go to jail anyways

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Phoenix · September 12th, 2003

I wonder why those kind of things happen in the USA??

Musashi · September 12th, 2003

GTA don't kill anyone... what kills is a mind corrupted by a diseased society... >

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Psionic Chaos · September 12th, 2003

Sorry I posted in the wrong section, I don't want to incur the wrath of the Great Ones

. But anyhow...

Yeah screw that, they say GTA encouraged them to do that, when it's obvious that those kids were going to kill people regardless. They could have said the same thing about a movie or what they saw on TV.

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Yeah, it's stupid, doesn't help that the game is stupid too

I agree that the game is stupid, full of repetetive missions and gameplay (Kinda like State of Emergency). But, you have to admit, GTA3/VC have thier moments...

The sale of these types of games is restricted to minors, so it's not really Take-Two's responsibility. (That's my opinion anyways)

mr.saraiva · September 12th, 2003

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Originally Posted by Phoenix

I wonder why those kind of things happen in the USA??

i was wondering about that too.

Noxious Ninja · September 12th, 2003

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Originally Posted by Musashi

GTA don't kill anyone... what kills is a mind corrupted by a diseased society... >

GTA is the product of a diseased society.

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cloudvii · September 12th, 2003

well if the kids trick succeded that really gives me lovely ideas

(killing or may be burning some ppl that i do think they should with my rocket launcher ) and when the police came i'd say oops i was trying to mimic my quake 3 game i was playing yesterday then they 'll just say : well ok but don't play that game again it's too violent .

Rhombus · September 12th, 2003

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Originally Posted by Phoenix

I wonder why those kind of things happen in the USA??

Stupid violent acts take place all over the world. However because of the political correctness, the state of the legal system and the fear and power of litigation in the US, these moronic boneheads have a complete unjustified, yet viable way out. It's sickening.

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Gladiator_2003 · September 12th, 2003

??!@#@!%^&%*^&

:redrush:

Raiden01 · September 13th, 2003

ok cloudevil i hope your joking. dont those kids have a care about what they did and the parents should let them have the game and how did they get the riffle blaming games is the easy way out

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Exodus · September 13th, 2003

i think i understand where the lawsuit is coming from. ever since i played GTA3, i have the strangest urges to beat hookers with a baseball bat. is that normal?

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Phoenix · September 13th, 2003

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Originally Posted by Rhombus

Stupid violent acts take place all over the world. However because of the political correctness, the state of the legal system and the fear and power of litigation in the US, these moronic boneheads have a complete unjustified, yet viable way out. It's sickening.

It's just that I've seen a tendency of these facts happening in the US, that's all.

RF · September 13th, 2003

Its just like saying fps'ers make kids more agressive. That is only true if the kid isnt mature enough to understand the game. There are warning and ****, so its not the kid's fault as much as their parents.

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Taisen · September 13th, 2003

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so its not the kid's fault as much as their parents.

Top 6 scapegoats we blame our children's actions on:
1.)Parents
2.)peer pressure
3.)Music
4.)TV and movies
5.)videogames
6.)the environment they were raised in

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September 12th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
Psionic Chaos Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: allegany, NY Posts: 25	Grand Theft Auto kills again... Take-Two is potentially facing a lawsuit (again) because a couple of kids "opened fire on vehicles on the Interstate 40 highway in Tennessee with a .22 calibre rifle, killing one person and injuring another severely." After being apprehended, they said that they "were bored, and decided to mimick their favourite videogame, Grand Theft Auto." Full article is here . Now, I've never really cared that much for GTA games, so I'm not like an uber fan or anything... But for these kids to blame thier actions on a videogame is downright wrong. I'm curious as to what you guys have to say about this...

September 12th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
Sir Key Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Nirvana Posts: 1,947	Re: Grand Theft Auto kills again... hmm... weird news post but anyways... it's the smartest way to get out of trouble... blame someone else... that's one thing that always works right... even with religion

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Chrono Archangel Administrator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 7,842	Re: Grand Theft Auto kills again... this kinda stuff really pisses me off...god...blaming it on a video game is so stupid. __________________ When Pigs Fly: The Death of Oink, the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide.

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hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	Re: Grand Theft Auto kills again... the game is so stupid....stupid yet fun....mm stupid is good __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.

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Yeloazndevil Tsundere-chan Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,386	Re: Grand Theft Auto kills again... stupid kids those damn kids need to go to jail anyways __________________

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cloudvii Emunext fanboy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cairo , Egypt Posts: 4,241	Re: Grand Theft Auto kills again... well if the kids trick succeded that really gives me lovely ideas (killing or may be burning some ppl that i do think they should with my rocket launcher ) and when the police came i'd say oops i was trying to mimic my quake 3 game i was playing yesterday then they 'll just say : well ok but don't play that game again it's too violent .

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Raiden01 RaZoR (The Manic Cow!) Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 789	Re: Grand Theft Auto kills again... ok cloudevil i hope your joking. dont those kids have a care about what they did and the parents should let them have the game and how did they get the riffle blaming games is the easy way out __________________ What is real? How do you define real?, if real is what we touch, feel then reall is nothing but electrical signals interprited by your brain. PC SPEC Gigabyte 8IK1100 motherboard:mg: NEW ABIT IC7-G 2X 512MB PC3200LLPT CORSAIR RAM Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHZ Processor with HT Seagate SATA 120GB Hard drive, Maxtor IDE 120GB hard drive Creative Nvidia Geforce FX 5900 Ultra Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 Platinum Pro CDRW 52X24X52X DVD ROM 16x 550 WATT antec PSU

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Exodus ...and now they do. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 16,911	Re: Grand Theft Auto kills again... i think i understand where the lawsuit is coming from. ever since i played GTA3, i have the strangest urges to beat hookers with a baseball bat. is that normal? __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

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RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,743	Re: Grand Theft Auto kills again... Its just like saying fps'ers make kids more agressive. That is only true if the kid isnt mature enough to understand the game. There are warning and **, so its not the kid's fault as much as their parents. __________________ CPU: Core i7 920 \ MB: EVGA X58 \ RAM: 12GB OCZ DDR3-1600 \ GPU: SLI 8800GTX HDD: 2x 150GB VelociRaptor R0 / PSU: Enermax Galaxy 850w / OS:** Windows 7 x64

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