No Grand Theft Auto In Prison?

Posted by simoniker on Saturday September 13, 2003 @04:53AM from the same-ol-same-ol dept.

Thanks to Frictionless Insight for pointing to an Australian article discussing a judge's suggestion that Grand Theft Auto-style games not be available in prison. According to the report, "Bradley Scott McConkey... led police on a 200km car chase at speeds of up to 180 kilometres per hour, as well as stealing cars at knifepoint and committing armed robbery on two businesses", and additionally, "...a psychologist's report said McConkey had played Playstation's Grand Theft Auto during a previous jail term." Due to the similarity of the games and the crime, the judge suggested "...the appropriateness of Grand Theft Auto-style games in a prison environment was questionable", since it "provides opportunities for rehearsing their destructive activities."

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Re:Video Games in Prison? by IM6100 · 2003-09-13 08:12 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Shooting up crack?

Crack? The form of cocaine modified to make it a real 'rush' to smoke in a pipe?

You lead a sheltered life if you think anybody is shooting it up.

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Re:Video Games in Prison? by gl4ss · 2003-09-13 08:34 · Score: 0, Offtopic

well i don't associate myself with people who use other stuff than alcohol/weed for getting on.

good old whiskey is good enough for me.

and of course the local lingo is different for drugs, but replace crack with heroin then..

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