Teens Blame GTA for Stealing Cars

[Kevin]

This was just on FOX 5 News NY. A group of teens were stealing cars in NJ. Something like 17 teens were arrested and they blamed the video game for giving them ideas. They interviewed the police chief and he says he doesn't buy it. He said "That means if they play Medal of Honor, they are going to join the military". He also said most of them had prior convictions for stealing cars.

I couldn't help but laugh...

 

[tweakmm]

It was really only a matter of time.

 

[PCMarine]

Originally posted by: tweakmm
It was really only a matter of time.

Yup...sad really.

 

[oblizue]

Originally posted by: Kevin
This was just on FOX 5 News NY. A group of teens were stealing cars in NJ. Something like 17 teens were arrested and they blamed the video game for giving them ideas. They interviewed the police chief and he says he doesn't buy it. He said "That means if they play Medal of Honor, they are going to join the military". He also said most of them had prior convictions for stealing cars.

I couldn't help but laugh...

Haha, the cheif's reponse is classic.

 

[PoPPeR]

honestly... all idiots need to just die suddenly... of course, half of my friends would be gone...

 

[conjur]

Well, the parents will be lining up lawyers to interview for handling the lawsuit.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: oblizue

Originally posted by: Kevin
This was just on FOX 5 News NY. A group of teens were stealing cars in NJ. Something like 17 teens were arrested and they blamed the video game for giving them ideas. They interviewed the police chief and he says he doesn't buy it. He said "That means if they play Medal of Honor, they are going to join the military". He also said most of them had prior convictions for stealing cars.

I couldn't help but laugh...

Haha, the cheif's reponse is classic.

yea i liked that

 

[Nocturnal]

The people who were caught probably read this very forum and got their idea to blame GTA from here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: PoPPeR
honestly... all idiots need to just die suddenly... of course, half of my friends would be gone...

If all the idiots were gone who the hell would run our country?

 

[Kaervak]

Originally posted by: Kevin
This was just on FOX 5 News NY. A group of teens were stealing cars in NJ. Something like 17 teens were arrested and they blamed the video game for giving them ideas. They interviewed the police chief and he says he doesn't buy it. He said "That means if they play Medal of Honor, they are going to join the military". He also said most of them had prior convictions for stealing cars.

I couldn't help but laugh...

Any chance of getting the chief's name? I want to write him a letter congradualating him on being someone with brains.

 

[Kevin]

The chief seemed pretty intelligent. Usually everyone is quick to blame video games, but he had a very good retort.

I kept saying to myself, GTA is rated M, and a lot of the teens were minors. They said the youngest was 13. You know he's going to be successful...

 

[GoingUp]

Originally posted by: TheEvil1

Originally posted by: oblizue

Originally posted by: Kevin
This was just on FOX 5 News NY. A group of teens were stealing cars in NJ. Something like 17 teens were arrested and they blamed the video game for giving them ideas. They interviewed the police chief and he says he doesn't buy it. He said "That means if they play Medal of Honor, they are going to join the military". He also said most of them had prior convictions for stealing cars.

I couldn't help but laugh...

Haha, the cheif's reponse is classic.

yea i liked that

 

[Wag]

Lol. On the local Fox news here tonight, they did a story on how Everquest is destroying people's lives. People are saying stuff like "You really can't play the game less than 20hrs a week".

It's always easier to blame someone else. What's that Shakespear line? "The fault lies not within our stars, but within ourselves"?

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: tweakmm
It was really only a matter of time.

No kidding.
I'd like to say I'm surprised, but I'm not.

 

[monk3y]

That's just ridiculous.

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: PCMarine

Originally posted by: tweakmm
It was really only a matter of time.

Yup...sad really.

 

[KeithP]

The police chief should have shot one of the kids in the head and said, "Sorry, I have been playing Postal 2."

 

[malbojah]

Originally posted by: KeithP
The police chief should have shot one of the kids in the head and said, "Sorry, I have been playing Postal 2."

They actually came out with Postal 2??

EDIT: They did!!

 

[Parrotheader]

Kudos to the chief for actually knowing the title to a great current game (instead of just using the same old 'quake' or 'doom' stereotype) to use as his retort.

 

[Kevin]

It was on again this morning, He was Captain Brian Barett of Union City Police in NJ...

 

[dethman]

interestingly enough, i have been playing vice city this week and while driving IRL i have the uncanny urge to run over people on motorcycles. acting on it is another matter. kudos to this chief though.

 

[DarkManXY2G]

This just confirms it further that people will blame anything so that they don't have to take responsibility for their actions.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Originally posted by: Parrotheader
Kudos to the chief for actually knowing the title to a great current game (instead of just using the same old 'quake' or 'doom' stereotype) to use as his retort.

Yea, I was also surprised that he was familiar with Medal of Honor.