Kids Kill, Victim Sues Game Maker 1035
qbproger writes "Sadly, two kids decided to go outside and start shooting cars. They were mimicing a video game they had been playing, Grand Theft Auto. I think it's about time parents started paying attention to the rating on video games." The family of one of the victims has decided to file suit against Take Two Interactive, presumably deciding that blame should be assigned to whoever has the deepest pockets instead of to those who actually did something wrong.
Have some balls, kids. (Score:5, Funny)
That totally sucks as an insanity defense, and I'm calling these kids on it. "It's-a Mario Kart, you honour!" as a plea? Now a that's a spicy-a meatball. (fr1st)
Jack Thompson (Score:5, Funny)
Jack "2 Live Crew, Cop Killer, Dear Policeman I Am God, EverQuest Killed My Son" Thompson, Florida's leading disgrace to the legal profession.
GTA, a "game"? (Score:3, Funny)
I'm in the same situation (Score:5, Funny)
Well when I showed up for training camp earlier this year they kept telling me to get the hell off the field. They wouldn't believe me that I really was on the team.
I'm seriously considering suing the makers of Madden for making me believe I really was on the team because they, of course, are at fault in this situation.
The Game didn't do it! (Score:3, Funny)
The game may present an idea, but there are far more steps involved in actually carrying this sort of thing out than those presented in a video game. What, did the kid run towards a spinning, levitating star after he shot at cars?
Re:Legal precedent? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:GTA, a "game"? (Score:2, Funny)
Oh, no it's Monkey Island, the pirate simulator! Someone call the RIAA!
Re:Exactly (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Some figures... (Score:5, Funny)
England and Wales 0.41;
Japan 0.05
And the sales figures for GTA: Vice City
United States: 5,221,935
England and Wales: 800,000 (extrapolating from full UK figures)
Japan: 0
Which just goes to prove that Take 2/Rockstar have a lot to answer for, the murdering scum.
$5000 answer (Score:4, Funny)
I happened to have seen Bowling for Columbine yesterday. In it the solution, provided by a very funny black entertainer. Make bullets $5000 a piece.
Bert
Who appreciates a lot of what Michael Moore makes.
Re:Have some balls, kids. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:and who bought the game for the kids? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Have some balls, kids. (Score:5, Funny)
Midnight yesterday, 12-year-olds Emily Rone and Abigail Harding were arrested by police in fields outside their village, apparently building a town center close to a disused gold mine. Officers attending the scene were fired upon by watchtowers in the vicinity, and Officer Frank Peters sustained minor injuries from a crossbow bolt, apparently fired automatically. When questioned, the girls were cooperative and willing to explain the project; unfortunately no orcish interpreters could be provided by the Ohio police department. The girls have been taken into care, while police spent the rest of today dismantling orc burrows in the area.
See page 16 for our editorial on why kids should be banned from playing violent videogames, and page 18 for a reaction from the Enraged Coalition of Elvish Mothers.
Re:I'm a parent. (Score:5, Funny)
One of the reason that many people are so cynical nowadays is because of the idiots who run rampant. Back in the good ol' days, a cave bear would have eaten them and we'd all be better off for it. Now we have to watch them launch lawsuits. Bring back the bears, I say.
UP WITH BEARS, DOWN WITH BAD PARENTS!
Parents sue Mario and Luigi (Score:5, Funny)
Mario has been prosecuted before for vandalism in Isle Delfino, as well as illegal drug prescriptions in Dr. Mario.
Re:obvious... (Score:4, Funny)
Public offer: If you happen to know an impressionable game junky, I am willing to reimburse the cost of Hitman and Hitman 2 games, on the condition that you buy these games for the above mentioned junky and provide him/her with the home address of Jack Thompson. This offer becomes valid immediately.
Historical Precedent (Score:4, Funny)
Re:and who bought the game for the kids? (Score:3, Funny)
P2P - Porn 2 Pistols!
And now, Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handey (Score:3, Funny)
how can those kids be so stupid... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:I'm a parent. (Score:2, Funny)
I say that we do and lead them over to it. The dad asks me what do you do in the game. It was at this time that I noticed a small cross pin on his suit. Feeling evil and a little bit bored I proceeded to tell him of fighting demons and imps, and describing the blood and gore in the game. All the while I was doing this the kid, who must have been about 13ish, was giving me a look that started out as "shut up man" and soon changed into "oh crap, I'm screwed."
After I was done describing the game the father handed it back to me and left the store without saying a word.
Re:Have some balls, kids. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Parents sue Mario and Luigi (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I'm a parent. (Score:3, Funny)
Whereas the targets did... what, exactly?
Strategy games? (Score:3, Funny)
A deranged 29-year old man was arrested somewhere in Europe yesterday evening. He was driving a reconstructed German world war two -era Panther tank and shouting "achtung achtung" madly, shooting with the tanks powerful 75mm gun and driving over every vehicle he encountered. A special unit of the local police had to use tear gas to get the deranged man out of his panzerkampfwagen.
The man later pleaded insanity, telling that he had been playing so-called strategy games on his PC computer. He especially mentioned a game called "Combat Mission - Barbarossa to Berlin." The man said that he really believed it was 1943 and he actually was taking part in the Battle of Kursk. "There was something different, usually i'm leading whole battalions, this time i was on my own", the madman said. "It was not entirely realistic, i like the Combat Mission graphics more."
The European Commission is taking the necessary actions to prevent males aged 25-85 from playing computer strategy games based on the history of world war two.
"Actually we might also ban them from doing military service, since they get to play very realistic and very bad wargames like infantry, marines and artillery there too. Hell, ban even wars these games are based on", said an unnamed source from the EU bureaucracy. "And the makers of tanks and other armoured vehicles are to be held accountable too - this is serious! The simulations are based on real vehicles!"
"Obviously these 'strategy' games are really evil to the psyche of adult males", said a psychiatrist from the Arkham institute of mental health and cybernetics. "Most likely we should ban people from watching war news on the television too - they might get influenced and start a real war in their neighborhood!
"Actually we might also ban them from doing military service, since they get bad influence there too. Hell, ban even wars - these games are based on real history you know" said an unnamed source from some bureaucracy in Central Europe.
"The military is not to blame", said a NATO general, "when we drive around with tanks it's nice and in defence of democracy, never mind a few loonies!"
Re:I'm a parent. (Score:3, Funny)
Do you have children? Would you let your kids watch porn? After all, they'll just want to watch it more...
You wanna keep your kids from watching porn? Tape
you and your spouse doing it. Unless you're both
supermodels, there's nothing like a dose of parental
sex to scar a kid for life =D
Re:I'm a parent. (Score:5, Funny)
"Your honour...." (Score:4, Funny)
Nuisance suit, anyone?