Grand Theft Auto Led Teen to Kill

Varg Vikernes writes "FOXNews reports on a lawsuit that claims the video game 'Grand Theft Auto' led a teenager to shoot two police officers and a dispatcher to death in 2003, mirroring violent acts depicted in the popular game. 'What has happened in Alabama is that four companies participated in the training of Devin... to kill three men,' attorney Jack Thompson told The Tuscaloosa News, which reported the suit's filing. Thompson is also filing suit against Wal-Mart, Gamestop, Take-Two and Sony." Gamespot has coverage of this story as well. Thompson has made something of a career out of lawsuits of this nature.

Comments

No, Americans are just irresponsible assholes.

[Thud457]

Yet those notoriously drunken canucks seem perfectly capable of not shooting themselves, or each other. Go figure.

Re:We've discovered the cause...

[jthayden]

Personally I blame Canada.

Re:Americans need to get themselves straight..

[suprchunk]

Did not read the story did you? It is apparent you did not. He TOOK the gun FROM the COP, that was his access to a gun. Not that his parents had a gun and he took it, went to the police station on his own and started shooting people. Removing firearms? That will not solve anything. Just turn us into a nancy England clone.

Re:Is it immoral to play these games

[dknight]

Reading your comment, all I can think to say is that your slashdot username is VERY apt.

wow

Re:Is it immoral to play these games

[l4m3z0r]

I'm not suprised at a GTA player killing people. Or a quake person going on columbine. Or a columbine obsessed person killing people at a mall.

And neither would I be surprised about a celibate recluse priest molesting children. I would also not be surprised at Christians murdering abortion doctors or abortion patients. I would not be surprised about towns folk stoning "sluts" to death in the town square after all isn't that what the bible is all about?

GTA is no more violent then that hate filled book you hippocrits worship...

Jan 22, 1973

[flogger]

Jan 22, 1973, seems to be the date that personal responibility was abolished by the supreme court.

Like or dislike the decision, I've read in places that this is when we stopped being accountable for our actions.

Re:I'm pissed.

[drinkypoo]

Here's another idea: let's put the kids in some kind of program (which will probably include incarceration) that will lead to their rehabilitation, and just give the prison sentence to the parent in full prior to about age 15? After THAT, you can pro-rate it.