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Originally posted by Ziroc:
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Originally posted by wellard:
"Claims by teenage boys in Tennessee that they were acting out the Grand Theft Auto game when they shot at vehicles are threatening to put the US entertainment industry back on trial".
Full story at bbc
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3104892.stm
One man was killed and a woman was badly hurt when William Buckner, 16, and his step-brother Joshua, 14, decided to relieve their boredom by opening fire on traffic on Interstate 40 with a .22-calibre rifle.
Lawyer Jack Thompson has taken up the case and plans to sue the makers of Grand Theft Auto
Mr Thompson said if manufacturers wanted to keep selling violent games to children, they should be prepared for the consequences he believes repeated playing can have on young and impressionable minds.
I know many of you may like this game but I found it pointless and actualy a bit sick but I detest censorship even more. Should it be banned, restricted or made shareware for everyone [img]tongue.gif[/img]
What do you guys think?
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It is. No where did we read about how a kid got this rifle, or WHY the parents didn't hide or put a loop-lock on the trigger.... [/QUOTE]By the time I was 14 years old I was hunting on my own and had been shooting (with adults) for years... kids that age, when properly trained, can hunt responsibly IMO. I'd be more interested in knowing where the parents were when these kids were playing such a violent game for hours on end. I played and enjoyed Mafia, and I let my 6 and 12 year olds play the challenges (they were all driving oriented)... but the 12 year old broke the rules (I caught him thumping someone to steal their car) and within a day he was banned from the game. My kids wouldn't be allowed within a mile of GTA.