Grand Theft Auto IV Blamed In Murder Case

[Drejer43]

People here are saying that the kid shouldn't play GTA hinting that it did have an effect. If I ever had kids i wouldnt let me em play it at that age I admit, but me and my friends all played gta san andreas when we were ten and non of us turned out psychos

 

[lordmardok]

Woah, ok, time out. Who the holy-flying-asscrackers bought an eight year old Grand Theft Auto IV? They do know that's rated M right? For fuck sake the ESRB rating isn't there for kicks. It isn't there because they're dicking with you. It's there so that parents, decent parents anyway, know what to get and not get a @#$%ing eight year old boy. This is a failure of parenting like most kid-related tragedies. If this kid shot someone ask yourself, who was his guardian?

In short:

Spoiler

 

[lordmardok]

People here are saying that the kid shouldn't play GTA hinting that it did have an effect. If I ever had kids i wouldnt let me em play it at that age I admit, but me and my friends all played gta san andreas when we were ten and non of us turned out psychos

On the one hand yes, I think that games affecting kids is kind of stupid. But on the other hand some kids are a hell of a lot more stupid than others. Just like there are people who have trouble differentiating fantasy from reality. It happens. We like to think everyone has common sense but that isn't the case. There are some people are just that impressionable. Kids especially. I personally wouldn't want to risk an eight year old getting the idea that guns and violence are an ok mix because I bought him a game like GTA IV. Plus, really ask yourself this, where do kids get their ideas for how reality works at a young age?

The answer? By watching people. Or nowadays since parents can't apparently be arsed, by watching t.v. and playing video games. Don't get me wrong, this is not GTA's fault, it's the fault of whatever cerebral amputee decided GTA IV was proper instructional material for an eight year old. But it's still not ok. Just because you came out alright and your friends did doesn't mean everyone will.

 

[Eliam_Dar]

I am sorry for the woman, but it seems that the video game didn't have anything to do with it. The real questions are:
Why there was a gun that he could reach?
why was he playing a video game clearly marked for older audiences? Who allowed it and bought the game for him?

 

[gnihton]

God, i really don't get americas attitude to guns and i will never get it.

Guns don't belong in any household period.

I have a Kel-Tec Sub 2000 [http://www.keltecweapons.com/our-guns/rifles/sub-2000/] chambered in .40 s&w, the same round the local police and sheriffs departments have their service pistols chambered in.

I use this firearm primarily for dealing with Coyotes and feral pigs, the former because we have dogs and my grandmother lost her beloved chihuahua to them, the later because they are mean as fuck and can gore you fairly easily.

But, no, obviously I shouldn't have a weapon to defend my pets or family, I should just let my pets get mauled by wild animals and the next time I come across a feral pig I should just go ahead and let it take off my leg.


because someone doesn't like firearms.


sense makes this none.

Because Amaror was clearly stating that he believes no one should ever be capable of defending themselves, rather than that Grandma shouldn't be giving the kids loaded weapons. Hell, I bet he thinks soldiers should be equipped with nothing but sporks! I mean, the kid doesn't even realise that America is actually a dystopian state with 100% of citizens being threatened constantly by vicious wildlife. It's almost as if he doesn't realise that literally everybody in the US needs a gun to fight off pigs and wolves, the ignorant jerk.

I don't care if your post is oldish, I had to respond because that's one of the most retarded replies I've ever read. Do you honestly think that everybody in the US has the same justification as you?

 

[Cabisco]

Police in Louisiana believe an eight-year-old boy who murdered his elderly caregiver was likely driven to do it by Grand Theft Auto IV.

eight-year-old boy

eight-year-old

Let us dwell on this for a moment shall we?

Oh, you're done? why the fuck did an eight-year-old have GTA4?

Or even worse, have easy access to guns and live ammunition?

Exactly. To be honest I can actually see the game being blamed for this because its a bloody eight year old! How the hell the kid got a loaded gun, that game etc are some quite big questions that need to be answered