The Associated Press is reporting that a 13-year-old middle school student in Framingham, Massachusetts menaced his teacher with a knife in an attempt to get money to purchase Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
From the AP report:
Police Lt. Paul Shastany says... the male student stayed behind after the other students had left the classroom, pulled the 11-inch knife and asked for $20. After [the teacher] refused, he lowered his demand to $1. The teacher took the knife from the student.
Shastany says the boy wanted to buy the video game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" but his mother refused to give him the money, so he came up with an alternate plan.
Some dumb arse liberal is going to use this against video gaming. It's just that the kid is stupid, and probably worships the idiotic games called GTA.
QUOTE (Lavama @ June 06, 2008 06:22 am) Some dumb arse liberal is going to use this against video gaming. It's just that the kid is stupid, and probably worships the idiotic games called GTA.
they need to find a link connecting the game to the kid's violence which they have yet to find.
QUOTE (Lavama @ June 06, 2008 11:10 am) It's not all kids.
I know a kid that is perfectly well. Good grades, great mind. And he plays games that make GTA look like Mario to Samus.
I know that but it is not proven that video games lead to violence in the real world.
QUOTE (Sylux @ June 07, 2008 01:26 pm) I hate that kid so much. I hope he ends up in a mental asylum, or a torture jail.
there won't be video games where he goes.
QUOTE (Kisame @ June 07, 2008 08:09 pm) Yes, I'm guessing he has a bad home life, basing on his actions.
anywhere from home to school from the very streets them selfs.
in my opinion you cant blame a video game for peoples behaviour, there needs to be something wrong with someone in the first place for them to be tipped over the edge from playing a game
Actually, they can't blame GTA for this one...considering his mom did the right thing by not buying it for him. Since he obviously doesn't have the game, it can't be the games fault.
QUOTE (Seaofclouds @ June 09, 2008 08:42 pm) Actually, they can't blame GTA for this one...considering his mom did the right thing by not buying it for him. Since he obviously doesn't have the game, it can't be the games fault.
they try to, those well you know
