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GTA Pulled From Thailand After Copycat
New Era Interactive Media have requested shops to pull Grand Theft Auto 4 from their shelves in Thailand after a teen murdered a Taxi Driver. The 18 year old student says that he robbed and killed the taxi driver to see if it was ‘as easy as in the game’.
To be honest, this isn’t the type of news I like reporting on NZGamer, so for more details of this sick and disturbing event head over to Stuff for the full article.
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ReplyPosted by Dancing is Forbidden on 5 August 2008, 10:49AM
If he was really being true to the game, he would have driven off in the taxi and smashed it in to street signs, pedestrians and other motorists.
ReplyPosted by stupidlikeafox on 5 August 2008, 10:52AM
someone who is already capable of this sick s*** just blaming everything but himself. again.
ReplyPosted by ChatterboxZombie on 5 August 2008, 04:55PM
See?! People always use GTA as an excuse to hate videogames! Even though it's not it's fault entirly, GTA gives video games a bad name.
ReplyPosted by Flaminice-cream on 5 August 2008, 05:44PM
wow will this be a excuse for future crimes ?
Blaming Gta IV
Blaming Gta IV
ReplyPosted by stupidlikeafox on 5 August 2008, 07:30PM
if i ever get done for crime - any crime, im blaming gtaIV.
dont blame me for the parking ticket - gta made me do it!
dont blame me for the parking ticket - gta made me do it!
ReplyPosted by Daniel1987 on 5 August 2008, 07:59PM
@ Geno: LOL. Then talk trash after he;s dies just like in the game to rub it in, then some cue card holder will run in front of him with the sign "Wasted".
ReplyPosted by Daniel1987 on 5 August 2008, 08:32PM
^
You should have just kept driving Woz, once you get outside the flashing area on your GPS the council forget about it.
You should have just kept driving Woz, once you get outside the flashing area on your GPS the council forget about it.
ReplyPosted by Daniel1987 on 5 August 2008, 10:06PM
Dear god, just heard the 10pm news on the radio, and this story is leading the news! Apparently it's up to a 3 year jail term for stocking it, and 5 years for an online retailer.
ReplyPosted by stupidlikeafox on 5 August 2008, 10:24PM
^lol sounds like some over-reaction bull helen clarke would be capable of...
ReplyPosted by primeelfkilla on 6 August 2008, 01:10PM
I think the religous fanatics and anti gamming lobby will have a field day. It is disturbing when you hear of 1 person out of millions who go to far and commit a crime this young man must be of very low intelligence if he has to go out and kill someone to see if it is as easy as the game any one who does an act like this is also commiting a crime against the entire gaming community as well, this is also an insult to the game developers.
I think if people who commit crimes and blame the game are really trying to say that they are mentally unstable but if you go out buy a game then do a crime then its Premeditated.
I think if people who commit crimes and blame the game are really trying to say that they are mentally unstable but if you go out buy a game then do a crime then its Premeditated.
ReplyPosted by Sir Thrustsalot on 6 August 2008, 03:38PM
Sounds more like a lack of a mental health system to me :(
ReplyPosted by BlackRetina on 6 August 2008, 11:27PM
Did the cab look like one from GTA4? (Pics anyone)
Oh yeah, and the faggot deserves to die. And Thailand is -1
Oh yeah, and the faggot deserves to die. And Thailand is -1
ReplyPosted by ChatterboxZombie on 7 August 2008, 06:22PM
Posted by Ubercuber on 6 August 2008, 07:53AM
If GTA4 affected people, it would be in driving. People would drive normal cars and be all "why am I not driving on ice? - this feels....normal"
LOL, that's so true! the driving controls on gta4 sucked, there was like zero traction.
If GTA4 affected people, it would be in driving. People would drive normal cars and be all "why am I not driving on ice? - this feels....normal"
LOL, that's so true! the driving controls on gta4 sucked, there was like zero traction.
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