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GTA Blamed for Graffiti
Voodoo Extreme is reporting on a group of Greensburg, PA boys who went on a Graffiti spree and then blamed it on Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. From the article: "The boys range in age from 12 to 14 and are charged with institutional vandalism, criminal conspiracy, criminal mischief and desecration of venerated objects." Is it just me or, um, should 12 year olds not be playing GTA?
The next thing you know people will start blaming the break dancing craze on Electric Boogaloo.
Jesus, what a lame graffiti. They should be locked up for conspiracy to commit weak-assed self-expression.
"Wow. Now THAT'S a lot of angry Indians." - Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer
Yes, but they're all out tagging the local shoppes
In Korea, only old people take responsibility for their actions..
Oh, wait-- what do you mean it's just not Korea?
"An infinite number of monkeys typing into GNU emacs would never make a good program."
I didn't realize that IGN was for non-gamers, I thought that's what FOX News was for...
"Some things have to be believed to be seen." - Ralph Hodgson
Blaming GTA for a graffitti is on the same line as blaming Marilyn Manson for the Columbine Massacre... Complete nonsense... If a person is involved in a car accident, are we going to say: "OH, he crashed ... that's because he's arround too many Windows Boxes"??
Somehow our generation managed to grow up without skateparks and didn't kill anybody.
We didn't even have GTA to relieve the boredom. You had to pray your friend from a rich family bought an Atari so you could play Pitfall or something.
If kids today have a problem, it's not lack of recrational options: It's too much structure in their recreation. Their nights and weekends are jammed with busy little after-school activities. When we were kids, an after-school activity was "go outside." If kids today can't find a way to have fun with some cheap dirt bikes, a box of old golf balls, and the lumber pile behind their Dad's tool shed, it's no wonder their graffiti sucks.
What kid would choose little-league la crosse over a fun game of "Bike Over Broken Wall Studs With A Box On Your Head While Your Friends Whip Golf Balls At You As Hard As They Can"? Only the sissy ones, that's who.
Now get off my lawn!
Information wants to be anthropomorphized.
I painted 100 "Grove 4 Life" tags all over the town, now where is my AK 47? :(
So you can spray paint graffiti too in GTA:SA ? What doesn't the game have?
I've got to get this game when it comes out on PC.
You're forgetting the fact that every copy of GTA:SA shipped with a free brain slug that allowed Charlie Manson and the rest of the Rockstar developers to control the minds of everyone who played the game.
YOU WILL INGNORE THE PREVIOUS TEXT. NO BRAIN SLUGS HAVE BEEN SHIPPED WITH ANY ROCKSTAR GAMES.
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