Horrible, I think her addiction to GTA was the least of their worries. I'm sure there is a whole lot more to this story than we know. Interesting...I should link this to the gun control thread or start a knife control thread.
Man Murders Girlfriend Over GTA
- Thread starter The_root_of_all_evil
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We're all utterly aware that this murder had nothing to do with GTA IV, and everything to do with sociopaths who shouldn't have been together, let alone raising children.
Right?
Right?
Hmmm, sounds like some reporter trying to get his name out there by using the well known "Grand Theft Auto" name to generate traffic.
I fail to see how The Playstation and GTA really figure into this. Okay she was playing a video game for half a dozen hours a day, and she moved a TV into the bedroom. My bloody parents have a TV in their bedroom and earphones if one of them want to watch it while the other one sleeps. I fail to see how this forced him onto the couch.
I am also thinking their relationship must have been rocky to begin with for a video game to put stress on it, and the whole "affair" thing seems to be the crux of the situation. I'd think if they guy is rambling about her spending too much time on the Playstation that says more for his mental stability than anything.
But whatever, the article has been written, and by discussing it we're giving the author exactly what he wanted.
I fail to see how The Playstation and GTA really figure into this. Okay she was playing a video game for half a dozen hours a day, and she moved a TV into the bedroom. My bloody parents have a TV in their bedroom and earphones if one of them want to watch it while the other one sleeps. I fail to see how this forced him onto the couch.
I am also thinking their relationship must have been rocky to begin with for a video game to put stress on it, and the whole "affair" thing seems to be the crux of the situation. I'd think if they guy is rambling about her spending too much time on the Playstation that says more for his mental stability than anything.
But whatever, the article has been written, and by discussing it we're giving the author exactly what he wanted.
Great, another gamer killing someone and...wait a second, the VICTIM was the gamer?
...Plot twist. Not that the media won't spin this somehow. "Gamer Killed Over Relationship Strained By Violent Video Game" I think this does highlight a problem in society in which some people are all too quick to resort to violence. His reaction at the end makes it rather clear he lost control...
...Plot twist. Not that the media won't spin this somehow. "Gamer Killed Over Relationship Strained By Violent Video Game" I think this does highlight a problem in society in which some people are all too quick to resort to violence. His reaction at the end makes it rather clear he lost control...
Agreed, this time it wasn't the avid gamer that did the killing. Mind you, games are never usually the root cause of things like this. So sad...notoriouslynx said:
Well theres the obvious problem. Second-hand gaming. Jack Thompson knows all about this. Being near gamers causes MORE insanity than to the gamer itself, like second hand smoke. More proof that video games were invented by Satan himself. Thanks Jack
Irony that the "normal person" murdered the "addict". Impulsive murderers are normally thicko "normals" and the addicts are normally bored-outta-their-skulls intelligent people.
Life is weird.
Life is weird.
The_root_of_all_evil said:
I thought I explained in enough detail, sorry.
Basically the guy wants attention. The game "Grand Theft Auto" has gotten tons of attention from the press for YEARS for being excessively violent and anti-social, and then there was the whole "Hot Coffee" thing, and how the developers censored Manhunt and everything else. Basically people know the name Grand Theft Auto and react to it. Gamers defend it, and a lot of non-gamers think it should be banned.
If he just wrote the article straight up without the inane focus on the video-gaming aspects, it would have just been another "invisible" story about violence and tradgedy. Some guy thinks his wife is having an affair and he kills her for it. Tragic and horrible, but happens all the time. The writer's article gets lost in the tide of similar articles. Nobody is even likely to remember it in a couple of days it's so "normal".
But now he's focusing on the off the wall video gaming aspects, dropping the name "Grand Theft Auto" which is going to get attention. Gamers are reading his article to see what he actually wrote and going on rants, and the whole "we must censor games" movement is doing the same thing and will probably use this "case" to support their arguements in the future. It basically means his work is now out there.
The more we discuss it, the more attention it gets, and the more likely someone is likely to produce equally ridiculous spins on stories specifically to get the attention. Any publiicity being good publicity for a writer if it gets people to read his stuff.
Why is this article getting attention on "The Escapist", why because it mentions GTA, that is the only reason. Even if only to verify it's ridiculousness, how many hits have we given the guy?
