GTA IV influences another murder (Apparently)
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There's nothing mentally wrong with a person, other than playing a game, who carefully selects a victim, stabs them when they resist their attempts, and drives around while they bleed to death in the back seat?
That's textbook sociopathic behavior. With some therapy he could've been taught to lead a normal healthy life but s*** man, anything could've inspired him to do something bonkers without it.
That's textbook sociopathic behavior. With some therapy he could've been taught to lead a normal healthy life but s*** man, anything could've inspired him to do something bonkers without it.
people like that are ruining the reputation of respectable gamers, I play GTA IV and you don't see me killing people in real life, when it was discovered that the kids behind the columbine massacre played Doom the media wet itself, anyone who blames games for crime is a jackass.
Also statistics show that every year a GTA has come out crime has been decreasing, in fact in one year where there was no GTA there was a slight rise then it fell again the next year when another GTA came out.
Also statistics show that every year a GTA has come out crime has been decreasing, in fact in one year where there was no GTA there was a slight rise then it fell again the next year when another GTA came out.
People are just using this videogame BS because it can't be done with TV anymore... Seriously, every time some whackjob kills people and says a game made him do it, millions rally toward action. Some whackjob kills people and says he wanted to be Jason Vorhees, they lock the guy up and that's the friggin' end of it.
Wow, you sure get the point. I agree that gaming probably doesn't cause crime but the reputation of gamers isn't my main concern.Spartan Bannana said:
The media always needs something to whine about. My parents won't let me play D&D because some kid murdered his family and blamed the game.
Ah... South Africa. At least the rampant murders here can't be blamed on videogames. We have Apartheid for that.
But yes, textbook psychopathy. This kid was in no way 'normal'. Normal people don't kill. Normal people don't get exectued, which is where this bastard deserves. Die, you ************.
Clearly there was something deeply wrong with him.
Mind, there will be something wrong with him when he's dead too, but he can't kill anyone then.
But yes, textbook psychopathy. This kid was in no way 'normal'. Normal people don't kill. Normal people don't get exectued, which is where this bastard deserves. Die, you ************.
Clearly there was something deeply wrong with him.
Mind, there will be something wrong with him when he's dead too, but he can't kill anyone then.
this is either;
A) one kids scapegoat.
or
B) one kid who clearly doesn't understand the difference between a game and reality.
A) one kids scapegoat.
or
B) one kid who clearly doesn't understand the difference between a game and reality.
Remind me again why we're worried about this in China? I mean let's be fair- china's so repressive that they have laws about the number of children a couple can have (or at least they used to I don't know if they're still in). No offense to anyone in the forums who is chinese but the excuses their government makes to impose limits on their populace are as made up as their language is (no language can be that complex and still called a tool of communication).
Yeah, I would think that 1 murderer supposedly infulenced by GTA out of every single person that has played GTA suggests that its the individual's fault, not the game's.
True and true. He blame the game cause he think he can get away with that! Stupid fuck!Xiado said:
In fact, he rob taxi cause he want money to buy a motorbike! This fucktard makes me (and any other gamer in Thailand) mad. How can a grown up 19 years old person come up with the most stupid excuse the gaming history ever known is beyond me.
Now the fuck-wit government is gonna ban the game. Fuck that kid, fuck his parent, fuck anyone who thinks the game is to blame(cause it's so clear that this kid makes that up)
Grrr I wanna cut that kid's testicle with file slowly and painfully, regrow it and cut it again and again and again and again...
Things like this really piss me off. If a person can't distingush between a game and reality, then they DO have mental problems. I just hate the way the media picks on us gamers. Our reputation should not be tarnished because of a few nutjobs who can't tell the difference from games and real life. I actually find games to be relaxing when I'm feeling angry about RL stuff. Jumping into an FPS and blasting some enemies really relieves tension, and it's a whole lot better than taking out your anger on people in the real world.
Hmmm.
Secondly, who cares about our reputation as gamers? It's not like "I'm a gamer" is a surefire way to get a job/companion of opposite sex. It hasn't worked for me, at least. Nor do I think our "reputation" should stand in the way of actual research into this matter. I'm not saying that video games cause violence; I honestly don't know. But I'm not going to, as another poster put it, "wanna cut that kid's testicle" (Why does he have only one? Perhaps its some law in China, yes?) because there is the possibility that video games actually do cause violence. It's a relatively new phenomena in Westernized countries that is becoming a major portion of childhood culture. Maybe, and I apologize for beeing disagreeable, video games really are dangerous if not properly regulated. Just like T.V., books, movies, radio, music, and even that hobo on the street who keeps telling you to repent, for the end is nigh. Crazy hobo.
EDIT: Damn you TaxiDriver! Curse my wordiness as well. Ninja-ed.
Perhaps we would be better off worried about our educational system. Bangkok is in Thailand. And Chinese really is a language. They speak it and everything. I know, amazing what the world is coming to these days.islagatt said:
Secondly, who cares about our reputation as gamers? It's not like "I'm a gamer" is a surefire way to get a job/companion of opposite sex. It hasn't worked for me, at least. Nor do I think our "reputation" should stand in the way of actual research into this matter. I'm not saying that video games cause violence; I honestly don't know. But I'm not going to, as another poster put it, "wanna cut that kid's testicle" (Why does he have only one? Perhaps its some law in China, yes?) because there is the possibility that video games actually do cause violence. It's a relatively new phenomena in Westernized countries that is becoming a major portion of childhood culture. Maybe, and I apologize for beeing disagreeable, video games really are dangerous if not properly regulated. Just like T.V., books, movies, radio, music, and even that hobo on the street who keeps telling you to repent, for the end is nigh. Crazy hobo.
EDIT: Damn you TaxiDriver! Curse my wordiness as well. Ninja-ed.
Honestly, it's nice to see someone turning this into a debate, rather than a large group of people calling someone insane.Taxi Driver said:
My take on it is that when the kid found out he would likely be getting the death sentence, he realized he might be able to pin it on something else and get a lighter sentence. With GTA commonly being used as a successful scapegoat, he picked that.
GTA could be inspiration for how to execute a crime act. I´m still searching for heli-pad in my home town 
Dude, that totally blows! I think media Is always after games, just to screw normal, healthy gamers. Why? Who the fuck knows!ThePoodonkis said:
I don't remember the name of the author, but his book supposedly caused a wave of suicides by revolver when the main character killed himself with a revolver in the 19th century. Or the beginning of 20th.
Books cause dangerous thoughts! Same with games! Take them to the nearest fire department for safe disposal!
Books cause dangerous thoughts! Same with games! Take them to the nearest fire department for safe disposal!