GTA 4 stabbing

SUBMAN1 · 04-30-08, 09:18 AM

This is funny! I wouldn't be wanting to stand in line for this game since it attracts a certain type of individual that wants to play it. I'm surprised this even made the news.

Funny how the guy who was stabbed went home, and got a knife for a revenge stabbing!

Typical. Whatever happened to wanting to play the good guy?

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/04...gamer_stabbed/

-S

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Grand Theft Auto 4 queue man stabbed in head

By James Sherwood [More by this author]
30th April 2008 09:52 GMT

A hooded male stabbed another man in the head and neck yesterday as they both queued to buy copies of Grand Theft Auto IV from a Croydon Gamestation store.

Onlookers witnessed the Niko-style stabbing, which some bystanders have said they initially thought was a stunt pulled to whip-up yet more excitement for the eagerly anticipated title.

Unfortunately, the stabbing was anything but virtual. Police have yet to confirm the motive for the assault, but it’s thought that the two men were just rude to one another.

The victim managed to survive the ordeal - and stumbled home to grab a knife for a revenge attack. However, he collapsed in the street on his way back to the store.

One witness to the attack told The Times newspaper that the victim had been stabbed repeatedly and that there was blood everywhere.

But that's not the only incident of GTA IV-style real-word violence yesterday. Separately, an 18-year-old suffered a broken jaw after being mugged for his copy of the game, bought from Blockbuster Video just minutes earlier.

Some anti-GTA IV campaigners have already jumped on both incidents as proof that such games are too violent for society. Keith Vaz, a prominent British Labour MP, said that news of both incidents didn't surprise him.

Despite the attacks, the game appears to be flying off the shelves. Play.com claims to be taking around 80 orders for the game each minute, while Woolworths has reportedly sold 200 copies each minute over the last 24 hours.

Sailor Steve · 04-30-08, 09:28 AM

I knew a kid who "learned" to drive playing Gran Turismo. After a couple of high-speed attempts at entering the driveway, and wracking up the front suspension, his dad finally told him next time he was paying for the repairs.

Maybe video games really do teach us bad habits.

On the other hand, I grew up watching Bugs Bunny and friends, and never once was I tempted to hand someone a lit stick of dynamite.

SUBMAN1 · 04-30-08, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I knew a kid who "learned" to drive playing Gran Turismo. After a couple of high-speed attempts at entering the driveway, and wracking up the front suspension, his dad finally told him next time he was paying for the repairs.

Maybe video games really do teach us bad habits.

On the other hand, I grew up watching Bugs Bunny and friends, and never once was I tempted to hand someone a lit stick of dynamite.

Bugs is not real enough. :p

Sailor Steve · 04-30-08, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

Bugs is not real enough. :p

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Originally Posted by August

But how often did you have a stick of dynamite to hand someone?

The point is that people have tried to get WB cartoons banned because "they teach our kids to be violent."

danlisa · 04-30-08, 01:02 PM

All reported incidents related to this game is due to hype. I mean serious hype, more than Halo.

Any game that receives maximum scores from ALL critics/reviewers is going to incite some form of public stupidity.

AVGWarhawk · 04-30-08, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

Bugs is not real enough. :p

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Originally Posted by August

But how often did you have a stick of dynamite to hand someone?

The point is that people have tried to get WB cartoons banned because "they teach our kids to be violent."

Steve, you and I are from the same era. I had friends who's parents did not allow them to watch Warner Brothers cartoons because they felt they were violent. Gosh, imagine if they took a peek at GTA

August · 04-30-08, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by August

But how often did you have a stick of dynamite to hand someone?

The point is that people have tried to get WB cartoons banned because "they teach our kids to be violent."

I wasn't being serious, but i guess since you mention it your experience doesn't really prove the theory either way. Obviously if every kid that watched violent cartoons went out and attempted to act them out in RL folks wouldn't be having this debate.

Sailor Steve · 04-30-08, 09:36 PM

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I wasn't being serious, but i guess since you mention it your experience doesn't really prove the theory either way. Obviously if every kid that watched violent cartoons went out and attempted to act them out in RL folks wouldn't be having this debate.

Your question was direct, and seemed serious enough. On the other hand, wasn't my original statement just a little bit over the top?

And my point seems to have been exactly the same: that what we watch and what we play does NOT shape us nearly as much as what we are taught by those whose job it is to raise us.

Dowly · 04-30-08, 09:41 AM

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It's a bit like firearms, they're harmless by themselves. Give it to stupid peoples and it gets different. I played the GTA series since the first one and never stole any car nor stabbed people. (yet)

Well said. If telly and games really would have the effect the media tells us they do, I should be a serial-killer by now. I watched my first 'splatter' movie when I was (IIRC) 5-6yo, have played violent, blood-soaked games for ages etc. etc.

Jimbuna · 04-30-08, 09:41 AM

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It's a bit like firearms, they're harmless by themselves. Give it to stupid peoples and it gets different. I played the GTA series since the first one and never stole any car nor stabbed people. (yet)

Maybe not, but I've met loads of low lifes that have and they never used GTA as an alibi.

danlisa · 04-30-08, 09:46 AM

I play GTA so I don't have to vent my rage on some unsuspecting pedestrian with a baseball bat.

Yep, just like Dowly, I should pretty much be an axe welding maniac by now.

Some people are just not wired right.

joea · 04-30-08, 10:00 AM

I'm an ace fighter pilot and Kaleun.

Killed many times over.

Dowly · 04-30-08, 10:03 AM

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Yep, just like Dowly, I should pretty much be an axe welding maniac by now.

Dang! I should've guessed it from the pic you showed me!

Thank you, thank you! I'll be entertaining you lot alllll weekend!

:rotfl:

August · 04-30-08, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

On the other hand, I grew up watching Bugs Bunny and friends, and never once was I tempted to hand someone a lit stick of dynamite.

But how often did you have a stick of dynamite to hand someone?

August · 04-30-08, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

On the other hand, I grew up watching Bugs Bunny and friends, and never once was I tempted to hand someone a lit stick of dynamite.

But how often did you have a stick of dynamite to hand someone?

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I knew a kid who "learned" to drive playing Gran Turismo. After a couple of high-speed attempts at entering the driveway, and wracking up the front suspension, his dad finally told him next time he was paying for the repairs. Maybe video games really do teach us bad habits. On the other hand, I grew up watching Bugs Bunny and friends, and never once was I tempted to hand someone a lit stick of dynamite. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	All reported incidents related to this game is due to hype. I mean serious hype, more than Halo. Any game that receives maximum scores from ALL critics/reviewers is going to incite some form of public stupidity. __________________

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danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	I play GTA so I don't have to vent my rage on some unsuspecting pedestrian with a baseball bat. Yep, just like Dowly, I should pretty much be an axe welding maniac by now. Some people are just not wired right. __________________

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joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I'm an ace fighter pilot and Kaleun. Killed many times over.