8-year-old kills his grandmother after playing GTA

http://news.sky.com/story/1132826/boy-8-kills-gran-after-playing-video-game

Damn...

"Michael Jackson popcorn gif"

Correlation =/= causation. 

And it's rather darkly humorous that this happened in the town of Slaughter.

Okay

Exactly why we should banned them. TerryCrew

Shut up

So I suppose if someone ate carrot cake before killing someone, carrot cake is the reason for the murder?

"put on the steam, fasten down the escape-valve, and sit on it, and see there youll land"

- Harriet Beecher Stowe

London > Muhrika.

So I suppose if someone ate carrot cake before killing someone, carrot cake is the reason for the murder?Jimn_tonic

I hate kids.

Neighbour Johnnie Scott told Fox8live.com: "Where did she have the gun?
A still image from Grand Theft Auto IV

"Where did he see the gun, was it in his eyesight? That's the thought that goes through my head."

My thoughts....

[QUOTE="TerryCrew"]Exactly why we should banned them. lostrib

Shut up

It's always an easy scapegoat.

"Child psychologist Dumbass McDumbass said access to a violent video game such as Grand Theft Auto IV may encourage aggressive behaviour."

And access to actual firearms is surely fine.

InEMplease

This makes me feel so sick.

I hate kids.

Pffrbt

That's nice, but you do realize that the vast majority of kids don't kill their grandmothers, right?

It must have went down like this.

gta: murder simulator

gta: murder simulator

Flubbbs

Not a very good one

I like the fact the article highlights an 8 year old playing GTA over the fact the family are stupid enough to leave a gun with in his reach...

Neighbour Johnnie Scott told Fox8live.com: "Where did she have the gun?
A still image from Grand Theft Auto IV

"Where did he see the gun, was it in his eyesight? That's the thought that goes through my head."

My thoughts....

 

 

 

 

DeadMan1290

sad part is he'll probably get off, since in Louisiana he apparently isnt old enough to be charged with a crime.

"awards points to players for killing people." I played through the whole of GTAIV, I don't remember getting points for killing people. Strange. Is it possible that a mainstream media outlet is talking sh!t to try and make games look bad? Surely not.x-2tha-z

well you do get money

[QUOTE="Nuck81"][QUOTE="InEMplease"]

"Child psychologist Dumbass McDumbass said access to a violent video game such as Grand Theft Auto IV may encourage aggressive behaviour."

And access to actual firearms is surely fine.

InEMplease

Back in my day we rode our dad-made bikes 40 miles up hill in the snow to play Kill the Commie.

*up hill both ways

1. Why was an 8 year old playing an M-rated game? Where was his supervisor?
2. Why did an 8 year old have access to a firearm? Where was his supervisor? 

1. Why was an 8 year old playing an M-rated game? Where was his supervisor?
2. Why did an 8 year old have access to a firearm? Where was his supervisor? 

TheFlush

so is that like a 3 or 4 star wanted level?

I love how in these types of articles they always say you "get points for killing people" or something along those lines. I mean really, points? Do they think all games are like pac man or galaga?

1. Why was an 8 year old playing an M-rated game? Where was his supervisor?
2. Why did an 8 year old have access to a firearm? Where was his supervisor? 

TheFlush

Two very good questions.

so is that like a 3 or 4 star wanted level?

lostrib

Two.

Three is if you kill a police officer or a lot of them. 4 you'll have the swat team on you.

I can't help but feel the like two arguments 'video games don't promote violence!' and 'kids that age shouldn't be playing violent games like this!' sort of contradict.

some people just aren't prepared for the intense awesomeness that Rockstar bring us, blood will be on the walls after minds start to blow when GTA V is released.

Why is an 8 year old playing gta in the first place?

An 8-year-old child shouldn't be playing a mature-rated video-game.

Honestly, its the fault of whoever let him play it. Whoever that was, was being irresponsible, by not monitoring the child's influences and outlets such as GTA. .Kevlar101

It's true actually. How many times did you watch Ninja Turtles as a kid and then Immediately go outside and play Ninja turtles by swinging sticks throwing rocks, and punching your friends. Well, most of you phucks didn't because you're too fat and lazy to play outside. But we did as kidsNuck81

right, but we didn't actually believe we were mutated turtles that were formally trained in martial arts. We knew the stick in our hand was not an actual sword or sai. We knew the gap between imagination and reality, even as kids

That town name...