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Kids Kill, Victim Sues Game Maker

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the those-with-the-deepest-pockets-are-to-blame dept.

qbproger writes "Sadly, two kids decided to go outside and start shooting cars. They were mimicing a video game they had been playing, Grand Theft Auto. I think it's about time parents started paying attention to the rating on video games." The family of one of the victims has decided to file suit against Take Two Interactive, presumably deciding that blame should be assigned to whoever has the deepest pockets instead of to those who actually did something wrong.

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  1. Re:What happened by Angry+White+Guy · · Score: 0, Troll

    Has the average intelligence dropped that fucking much??
    Yes, but mainly lawyers and people too dumb to get out of Jury Duty

    When the fuck did I get sucked into the Twilight Zone?
    It happened in 1968. The hippies started it, with all that love crap. Well, probably not, but the hippies aren't here to defend themselves.

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  2. Re:Well obviously by nyseal · · Score: 0, Troll

    LOL.....now THAT makes sense!

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  3. Stupid Parents have stupid Children by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    I can only hope they all get cancer and die.

  4. Re:I'm a parent. by Lord+Kano · · Score: 0, Troll

    And 90% of the time, the parent nods and says yes, they know. And then the kid, insulted that I had to point out how young they are, brags that they've already played that game before. And they often mention that they've already played GTA: Vice City.

    You don't think that the kids should be insulted? I'd be upset as well. If you want to behave like a judgemental ass, you can't be surprised when people treat you like one.

    Those kids are just plain jerks sometimes.

    And they should be. Your company's policy is idiotic. I'm pushing 30, and I look like I'm pushing 30. 6 months or so ago, I got carded when I bought Operation Flashpoint Gold.

    Personally, when I encounter a policy at any company that I don't like, I am sure to behave as abrasively as possible so that they remember me and don't subject me to that policy next time.

    That's great, legally she has to be in store.

    What state are you in? Or are you in Canada? The video game rating system is voluntary, it is called that for a reason. Because it was not mandated by law. It may have been your company's policy, but was it really 'legally' required for you to be difficult?

    This isn't like selling tobacco to children, we're talking about video games.

    LK

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