Highway Shooters Claim To Emulate GTA

Posted by simoniker on Friday August 29, 2003 @01:01AM from the stupidity-is-stupidity-no-matter-what-excuse dept.

Thanks to Yahoo! for their story regarding teenage stepbrothers who randomly fired at cars on a Tennessee freeway, killing one person and wounding another, and told police they were inspired by Grand Theft Auto's sniper mode. According to the piece: "From a wooded area near their home at the Smoky Mountain Country Club, the boys fired a .22-caliber rifle up to 25 times through a break in the trees at cars driving along Interstate 40 about two miles east of Newport. They said they were bored and decided to shoot at tractor-trailer rigs, just like in the video game, 'Grand Theft Auto.'" According to this IOL/Reuters article, "Prosecutor Al Schmutzer told Judge Ben Strand that the boys told authorities they were mimicking the video game by trying to hit the sides of passing trucks."

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Re:So? by GeckoX · 2003-09-03 03:48 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Look Fuckwit, if you can quote me as to where I ever even hinted that developers shouldn't make games like GTA Vice City, then you win. (BTW, wanna put money on this? I could stand some free cash if you're up for it)

I never ever said that at all you fucktard, why don't you fucking wake up and READ.

Sorry but you loose.
Fuck, you tool.

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