Grand Theft Auto in the dock over US road killing

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got from ircspy.com

Videogames are on trial yet again in the US, as the family of a man killed by teenagers who shot at passing cars on a freeway file a lawsuit against Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two.
The two teenagers - William and Joshua Buckner, 16 and 14 years old, respectively - opened fire on vehicles on the Interstate 40 highway in Tennessee with a .22 calibre rifle, killing one person and injuring another severely.
They told the police who arrested them that they were bored, and decided to mimick their favourite videogame, Grand Theft Auto. The family of the victim, 45-year-old nurse Aaron Hamel, have now filed suit against Take-Two Interactive, claiming that the company should take responsibility for his death.
"The industry needs to cough up money so victims and their families can be compensated for their pain," the family's attorney, Jack Thompson, told ABC News. "The shareholders need to know what their games are doing to kids and their families. They need to stop pushing adult rated products to kids. These products are deadly."

know how the h*** is someone going to blame a video game for what they do :cuss2:

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[Proto]

Well we cant deny that videogames also have some part in it, but iits only the final part of a chain, that involves, poor cultural-developing, bad quality mass media etc.

Instead of blaming the games , we should blame ourselves for creating that type of society that kills for fun

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Last edited by ProtoMan; September 12th, 2003 at 05:30..

[gamezonline]

Ya but that just like saying i seen someone shot someone on the news so im going to do it

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[Betamax]

Moved to gaming.

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Closed. We already have a thread on this

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[Betamax]

Feck. Missed that.

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