Grand Theft Auto 3 Linked to Homicide in Japan

[purbeast0]

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GTA linked to homicide in Japan

Game industry suffers more troubles as a 15-year-old accused killer is reported to be a fan of Grand Theft Auto III.

TOKYO--Japan was shocked this week by an incident where a 15-year-old boy has allegedly murdered his parents, by battering them and then slashing them to death. He then concealed his crime by blowing up their Tokyo apartment, using home-made explosives.


Today, some media outlets are reporting that the boy's schoolmates have described him as an average student who loved playing video games, and that he was a fan of Grand Theft Auto III.

The boy was arrested yesterday at a hot springs resort in Gunma prefecture. According to police, the boy admitted to his crime when confronted, reportedly saying, "I wanted to kill my father since he made a fool out of me. I decided to kill my mother as well, since she was always saying that she wanted to die because of all the work she had to do. I felt sorry for her."

Grand Theft Auto III's Japanese publisher, Capcom--and the entire Japanese game industry--have been facing an onslaught of criticism recently, primarily in Kanagawa prefecture where the local government has decided to put age restrictions on the sale of the game.

So since his friends said he was a fan of GTA3, that means thats the reason he killed his parents ... even though he explicitly admitted the reason he killed his parents...

way to place the blame :roll:

 

[maziwanka]

go japan!

 

[PawNtheSandman]

I love how the media leaves out important things like

HOW DID THE KID KNOW HOW TO BLOW UP THE APARTMENT?

I bet he learned that from a video game too.

 

[alien42]

and i thought all murderers were inspired by old warner bros cartoons like road runner

 

[daniel1113]

Japan must be learning from the United States.

 

[Horus]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
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GTA linked to homicide in Japan

Game industry suffers more troubles as a 15-year-old accused killer is reported to be a fan of Grand Theft Auto III.

TOKYO--Japan was shocked this week by an incident where a 15-year-old boy has allegedly murdered his parents, by battering them and then slashing them to death. He then concealed his crime by blowing up their Tokyo apartment, using home-made explosives.


Today, some media outlets are reporting that the boy's schoolmates have described him as an average student who loved playing video games, and that he was a fan of Grand Theft Auto III.

The boy was arrested yesterday at a hot springs resort in Gunma prefecture. According to police, the boy admitted to his crime when confronted, reportedly saying, "I wanted to kill my father since he made a fool out of me. I decided to kill my mother as well, since she was always saying that she wanted to die because of all the work she had to do. I felt sorry for her."

Grand Theft Auto III's Japanese publisher, Capcom--and the entire Japanese game industry--have been facing an onslaught of criticism recently, primarily in Kanagawa prefecture where the local government has decided to put age restrictions on the sale of the game.

So since his friends said he was a fan of GTA3, that means thats the reason he killed his parents ... even though he explicitly admitted the reason he killed his parents...

way to place the blame :roll:

Gunma Prefecture? I wonder if they took his AE-86 Trueno away from him while he was there, racing down the hills! [/obscureinitialdreference]

 

[shud]

So stupid.

 

[royaldank]

I heard he liked drinking hot tea. I think that's why he did it.

 

[shud]

People who think video games create violence are fools.

 

[Pepsei]

right, the kid may have learn some tricks from GTA, the fact that he's screw up enough to learn and emulate from the game isn't enough to blame the game itself.

a normal person who plays GTA and does nothing versus a nut who plays GTA and go on a rampage GTA style means a few bad apples will ruin it for everyone. (like those warning labels on music albums....)

Video games create violence in kids who are already violent.