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Playing GTA On Phone Leads To Bomb Threat?
SteelGator writes "You're playing a relaxing game of Grand Theft Auto with a friend's child. You're also on the phone with a co-worker who's at a restaurant. As a warning to the child, you say "There's a bomb in the building. Everyone needs to get out!" Your co-worker thinks it's a real bomb threat. Uh oh!" While awaiting trial, perhaps this guy could check out a new screenshot from GTA: San Andreas, showing lead character Carl Johnson (extravagant rumors claim to be voiced by 50 Cent?) "outside the Los Santos convention center, which bears more than a passing resemblance to the home of E3."
I've played both GTA and Vice City on the PS2 and I can't think of scene where a bomb was in a building I was in and had to maneuver out of...
What about the RC helicopter mission where you set bombs and then get out before they blow?
Or the place right after you "KILL ALL THE HAITIANS".. you set bombs there and then must get out before they blow (which is tricky because the way you came in is blocked).
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The guy did it on purpose and now he is trying to blame a game. There are no bombs in buildings in GTA (3) or GTA(4 Vice city) and you play alone so "everyone needs to get out" makes no sense. (maybe they were playing rainbow six?).
Anyway (unless he actually shouted it out) that was a private conversation no one needed to eavesdrop to, they could be talking about a movie or anything else. If I was this guy lawyer he wouldnt pay a cent, and I would probably sue whoever DID spread the panic (who is a paranoid idiot by the way).
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Yep, there are two bombing missions in GTA that I can think of. One has you driving a garbage truck rigged with a bomb, the other has you stealing a police car and getting it rigged with a bomb. In both missions, you have to park the vehicle and then get away before it goes boom.
Vice City also has a couple of bombing missions, so they could have been playing that.
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