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GTA: Vice City blamed for New Mexico '04 killings

Posted Sep 26, 2006 at 1:11AM EST by Mabie A.

Listed in: Tags: Jack Thompson, Sony, Take-Two Interactive, virtual reality

Remember that incident on newsman Sam Donaldson's New Mexico ranch a couple of years back, where a 14-year-old shot his father, stepmother and stepsister? Well, Cody Posey is now 16 years old, sentenced early this year to state custody until he is 21, and is yet again involved in another lawsuit, this time, alongside corporate bigwigs.

Surviving family members of Posey's victims filed a US$ 600 million lawsuit, naming Posey, Sony Corporation of America, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and its subsidiary Rockstar Games as defendants. According to the suit, the companies are just as liable as Posey himself for the killings because they were in on a "civil conspiracy', creating entertainment that 'would spawn such copycat violence'.

The violent entertainment being referred to here is the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, developed by Rockstar Games. The GTA Series depict police killings and other acts of violence. The lawsuit also tags the various editions of the game 'virtual reality murder simulators'. Said the plaintiffs, the game trained Posey 'how to point and shoot a gun in a fashion making him an extraordinarily effective killer without teaching him any of the constraints or responsibilities needed to inhibit such a killing capacity'. The lawsuit goes on to claim that if it were not for Posey's use of these products, he would not have killed.

As if to further strengthen this point, it was also stated in the lawsuit that the plaintiffs' lawyer Jack Thompson was told by a sheriff's deputy that the game and a Sony PlayStation 2 were found at the ranch.

On the other hand, Jim Ankner, spokesperson for defendant Take-Two said they believe that the suit is without merit.

And so we see another instance where video games remain to be the only logical answer why a minor would suddenly go on a killing rampage. From the looks of it, it sure seems like the gaming industry has now got its own McDonald's version when it comes to lawsuits relentlessly attempting to pin the blame on factors and events that do not necessarily have a causal relationship.

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That someday when parents choose to let video games raise their children that they'll reconsider giving them "M" rated games. I have a dream that someday parents who can't/won't/shouldn't be a part of their offspring's childhood will provide an environment where video games are offered as what they are; entertainment first, education second. I have a dream where kids are taught right from wrong by a father/mother figure and not Claude Speed, Tommy Vercetti, Carl Johnson.

I have this dream... so I'm going back to sleep with the firm knowledge my kid won't kill me in my sleep.

# Guest 2006-09-26 03:41

Well it's been real Flare, enjoy "the big sleep" ;)

# ... — Guest 2006-09-26 03:42

This is total bull*****. Rockstar will not lose this case! If someone is going to commit murder, they dont need a video game to make them do it. Millions, upon millions have played this. Obviousally one of those million will already be screwed up and do something stupid.

I can make a case that If I see a pot smoker watching T.V. that he got the idea straight from the tv, and I can sue them cant I?

# Bullsh*t — Guest 2006-09-26 03:52

I cant believe the court is even tryin this case. How can u compare moving ur fingers and thumbs to training someone to kill. Also video games are sort of a release of anger and hostility. I know people who are pissed and instead of going and hurting people they just play COD2 and shoot some virtual people online. Video games are merely a vent and unless there is some subliminal message sayin kill ur parents, they have no case. Aslo I agree with the first comment. Why buy ur child a game that has a M rating. It like taking ur kid to an R rated movie and gettin mad becuase the movie has violence or sex. Duh thats what the rating stands for. When will parents learn.

# Guest 2006-09-26 03:55

Once again this bs crops up...they all really need to *****e off, his parents shudnt have let him play the game as he was only 14....who the hell are they to blame others for the childs psychological downfall

# That's messed up and all but... — Guest 2006-09-26 03:57

WHY THE HELL IS THIS IN THE PSP SECTION? IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PSP. DROP THIS IN THE PS2 SECTION.

# like number 5 said — Haki 2006-09-26 04:01

yeah man and whats a 14 year old child doing playing an 18+ game? i blame the parents for buying it for him

# here's a novel idea — Veive257 2006-09-26 04:05

Why don't they trace the gun and how he got his hands on it.. for f$%&sake the gun manufacturer is a little more liable than the company who made the gaming console that allowed him to play the violent game that had shooting in it..

I have $50 that says he was taught to shoot a real gun outside of the realm of a video game.

# here we go again, go on blame something else — insa8ne2k4 2006-09-26 04:09

yeah go on, blame something else because you dont have an explanation why some psycho went around killing people.

its people like this who publish this bull that make psychos, not flippin games. ive turned psycho-ish just reading this BULL.

STOP PASSING THE BLAME YOU FOOKIN 4SSW1PES

(these are the people who get OUR games banned.)

it seems even the psycho's have more brains then the "news persons" who dream up this crap

AND QJ, stop making headlines which encourage flaming and profanity.

# I hate morons... — Guest 2006-09-26 04:12

These family members are just trying to make a huge profit off of their tragedy. If that kid had decent parents, first of all they wouldnt have bought him an "M" rated game, and second of all, they would have been smart enough to know whether or not he was a bad apple. But I guess we cant all have good parents, can we? Its the kids fault that he killed them, he is the one that pulled that trigger and he needs to be punished. But it is not the games fault. Games are no more of a "virtual reality murder simulator" than movies, television, or anything else that someone can view. And that argument the prosecution is pulling out of their crack is faulty and full of crap at the most. Studies have proven that games do not affect how a person acts. Its just an easy out to blame as an excuse, or an easy way to make money. And with a lot of powerful people out there that are against these games, like that witch Hillary Clinton already against Rockstar Games over the San Andreas sex scene, these idiots on this case will probably win. Its pathetic that people would stoop so low to blame a game just because they want to make money, or that they want to avoid being punished for their actions. One more thing. Since people can obviously sue over games, can I sue them for emitting to much stupidity and Carbon Dioxide into the air, and thus lowering my quality of life? Unfortunately, I cant, but if I could I would sue their asses off.

# Yea...more ammo for J@ck Thompson — Guest 2006-09-26 04:13

Although I grew up on the "video nasty" era at the same age, even encouraged by my mum who is a horror film fan as well, I'm a normal well-balanced individual (some may disagree :)), so it's just plain retarded to try and blame a game for murder. I've played every type of game, watched lots of banned (at the time) horror films and I've watched more than my fair share of pr0n (I WAS in the Marines :)).

What about people who are drunk when they kill someone? Does the drinks company get sued...oh, don't; PLEASE noone post a link where that actually has happened, because surely it can't have? I think the remaining family members should be locked up for what in my eyes amounts to attempted fraud.

# Guest 2006-09-26 04:14

what a load of *****

# Oddly, — Guest 2006-09-26 04:14

I've played all the GTA games since the first one and despite having a few arguements with my family I've still yet to shoot any of them. I suppose there's still time but I'm not planning anything at the moment.

Who knows, maybe after playing too much Tetris I'll try to stack my family members up side by side to see if they disappear

# joshrulez2 2006-09-26 04:16

ffs, only psycho's would do such a thing like thgis in the first place, playing a games console does not teach you how to kill people and make you psychotic, omfg this is just ridiculous.

# Let's play a game! — FreePlay 2006-09-26 04:16

It's called "Follow FreePlay's Thought Process."

Step 1: See headline - "GTA: Vice City blamed for New Mexico '04 killings".

Step 2: Press Control F.

Step 3: Type "Jack Thompson".

Step 4: Smirk.

# Agree with #1 and #8 — Guest 2006-09-26 04:17

#1- THANK YOU for not posting the stupid FIRST! comment like the usual idiots that are on this site. And YES, parents should be more involved with their children rather than worry about some b*tch that's NOT his wife and vice-versa.

#8- how the hell does a 14-year old get a hold of a firearm? Yeah, im sure gta taught him how to kill a cop or a drug dealer to get a hold of one, and then go and kill some more people, i doubt a 14-year old can buy a gun anywhere or got one from his friends. Bet the father himself taught the kid how to shoot.

# Gun culture... — Guest 2006-09-26 04:24

doesnt every american have a gun? and its the law to have killed at least one person or you aint a real american, or something like that.

# Copycat? Erm no, yet another scapegoat. — Guest 2006-09-26 04:26

If games affected people as much as the media say they do, we would be living in a world of Pro Athletes after playing the likes of FIFA, ProEvo & Madden. Or even unbeatable UFC champions after long bouts of Tekken, Virtua Fighter, Street Fighter etc.

The fact that there are not huge numbers of Football greats, UFC Champions, et.al tell us all something. The topic of games influencing kids to do things is complete bulls**t, and if anyone is to blame it's the uncaring parents who obviously dont mind thier 'innocent', 'god-fearing' children playing mature rated games.

# #17 — Guest 2006-09-26 04:28

so the kid isnt just a real american, he's a true american for killing 3 people instead of just one? who's to blame? parents-1 kid himself for being psycho-2 and GTA-3 for only making a game that BILLIONS have enjoyed and let out their frustration on so they dont have to go and take it out on somebody else

# . — FLai 2006-09-26 04:44

If you can't blame the insane b4st4rds that did it then why not blame Rockstar?

# . — FLai 2006-09-26 04:49

Video games don't make killers, they just make them more creative.

# The kid was a psycho... — Guest 2006-09-26 04:51

nothing to do with a game, just plain mad.

# You Can't Stupid Proof The World. — CHUCKINGROCKSATSPACESHIPS 2006-09-26 04:59

I am 29 years old and I grew up with the start of videogames as well as I used to watch lots of horror shows, violent movies and cartoons as a small child. I used to listen to Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and others back in the day with family and friends and now I listen to newer metal and play the newer games and watch movies that show lots of violents and evil stuff on them and I am fine. I have a pretty good full time job, and family. Sure sometimes I get mad at the world but I would not start killing a bunch of people, only maybe in self defense but only if that was the last resort. Some people are destined to kill others by their mentality even if you try to tell them not to have that attitude they still would attempt these types of acts. As far back as the start of life things have always killed other things and that is just how it is no matter what you do about it you can't stop it. So does one sue a spider for killing a fly or a tree for supplying the club to beat something with. Maybe I could sue the Earth for giving me a rock to drop on someone. I think you get my point by now that you can't stupid proof the world.

# Lets sue the army — Guest 2006-09-26 05:13

The army teaches people to kill so lets sue them!!

# That's what's wrong with our judicial system.... — Guest 2006-09-26 05:20

A video game doesn't make someone a killer... It just helps their hand-to-eye coordination, thus making them a better more effeciant killer..

# This is disgusting — masr1979 2006-09-26 05:22

We got good ol'jack trying to be on TV, the family trying to cash in on the death of their loved on... I mean the death of the other family members. Plain and simply put a parent that would buy a young kid GTA, shows the kind of parenting they have been doing, neglecting their kid, and so on, poor kids grow up with all sorts of problems. In the end if your kid can't tell a fantasy world from the real world.... only you are to blame.

# OOOH NOT AGAIn — RedDevil_NL 2006-09-26 05:24

U freakin americans are driving me crazy!! OMG U GUYS ARE FAT AND ALL U WANT IS MONEY.. *****ed up insane people!

# They know very well its not the games fault!! — Guest 2006-09-26 05:40

We all know the family of the boy is just trying to make a quick buck..Its obvious the boy didnt like hes stepmother and stepsister. And hated hes dad for marrying the step mother and probably not paying too much attention to him after that. When will they stop blaming games? I just dont get it. My favorite games are fps, but yet you dont see me bursting into a school, church and shooting every one down do ya? Anyways thats my 2 cents

# Idiots — mikekearn 2006-09-26 05:49

Anyone who's ever played any of the GTA games know that the way the games are made completely and utterly does NOT train you to actually use a weapon in real life. The games aren't even in first-person for crying out loud. Now, if they really want to get into a game that trains you, they should sue Nintendo for Duck Hunt. Man, that little toy laser gun gave me the perfect aim I have today.

(sarcasm)

# No case — Guest 2006-09-26 05:55

Anyone who tries to sue Video game companies, blaming them on their childs violent behavior, has no case to take to court. NO ONE had forced them to buy the game. NO ONE had forced them to play it. The people that go through with the crime are just retards that deserve any punishment they get.

# virtual reality murder simulators??? — MjW 2006-09-26 06:00

"the game trained Posey how to point and shoot a gun in a fashion making him an extraordinarily effective killer"

Yeah right.. and me after playing all gta games out there now i am an expert in using bazookas to blow up police vehicles in my daily life and then steal their helicopter to go back home and park it in my garage and go to bed in peace after changing my t-shirt and saving my life to the memory stick...

Post number #1 said it all.

Why do they ever make kids if they have no clue on how to grow one up.. Its just sad...

# Bull***** — ChaosTheory89 2006-09-26 06:06

What the hell, some people need to realise that its just a game and if they can't, thats where there parents should come in, there for parents should be responsible for there kids.

# .. — Guest 2006-09-26 06:21

this is pathetic, kids just use this game as an excuse to kill people and steal cars etc when really they're just *****ed up in the head.....

# ? — Phantum Zero 2006-09-26 06:31

I just wonder what video game Adolph Hitler played.

# Why Are People In Court So Stupid? — Guest 2006-09-26 06:35

"Said the plaintiffs, the game trained Posey 'how to point and shoot a gun in a fashion making him an extraordinarily effective killer without teaching him any of the constraints or responsibilitie s needed to inhibit such a killing capacity'. The lawsuit goes on to claim that if it were not for Posey's use of these products, he would not have killed."

First, a video game can't train you how to shoot a gun period. Its common sense when you want to kill someone else with a gun you don't need much training. Point and pull the tigger. Really come on now if you need a game to help to teach you how to kill someone then, I'm sorry you just can't be helped.

And people that sue people all the time really just need to stop... I would like to no how people keep winning lawsuit on stupid crap O.o who are the juries in these court cases cause they are bored line retarded

# WHAT A SURPRIZE — Guest 2006-09-26 07:02

yeah, america is full of ***** like always the dobble standards and now this. now a days it must be easy being a parent if anything goes bad BLAME the following... MUSIC, VIDEOGAMES, TV. Im not surpized if they blame the wars going on on bush playing some command and conquer game... well whatever If someones kid does something like that and the parents blame anything else other than them they deserve for that sh*t happen. and maybe the kid was just F***ED up to start with maybe some bad chormosome in the parents genes who cares really. eather way games have ratings like movies so "M" is for MATURE parents. i dont see what a 12,13,14,15, or 16 yr old is doing with such a game or what lame parents you are for not supervising their gaming. im sure you dont buy porn for your kids and if you catch em with one you take it away. its the same for the game. so... you know just SHUT IT. have another kid maybe that one wont be F***ED UP. Try eating healthy and not smoking. also avoid drinkin.

# Guest 2006-09-26 07:05

I want to be a surgeon, does this mean I just have to play trauma center?Or perhaps a lawyer,I do have pheonix wright after all...or perhaps a intergalactical bounty hunter:I just need to finish bounty hounds!

It's sad people are so stupid...

# Guest 2006-09-26 07:08

its the parents choice if they wanna buy the gamez, dont they read the ruddy description on the back????

# #13 — Guest 2006-09-26 07:33

LMFAO!!!!! That is the funniest thing I have read in a long time.

# PRESCRIPTION — Guest 2006-09-26 07:35

DAMN IT! ever since i played dr. mario i havent been able to stop poppin pills.

# Dude!!! — Guest 2006-09-26 07:58

Lets say that he's not playing GTA but another shooting game, what!!!! he's not going to kill because its not GTA, come on the kid its bleaming the Game or its has alittle to much of imagination......stupid kid

# ... — Talbain 2006-09-26 08:13

*** damn Jack Thompson is at it again...

# ... — Talbain 2006-09-26 08:15

*** damn Jack Thompson is at it again...

# uh huh — Guest 2006-09-26 08:28

how come celebrities never take blame like this?

thier lives are emulated more than anyone else.

if this is anything like McDonalds then in a few years the games will be more violent then ever,since the whole "eat healthy" phase passed by

# this should be a rule — Guest 2006-09-26 08:29

Ok ppl agree with me on this one, when a family tries to sue a game company who makes rated M games for causing a someone under 17 (who shouldnt even have the game) should automatically have their case refused. i mean really the game is rated M for a reason, most kids under 17 cant handle the difference between a game and reality.

# If this kid shot his family, the kid was F*cked up... the game is rated mature. In a way the parents are to partialy blame for letting the kid get the game. The game didn't make him do this... his already messed up life did. — Kris_09 2006-09-26 08:39

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# . — Guest 2006-09-26 08:40

and why is jack thompson always the lawyer in the cases, its like the courts dont get the hint he goes wandering around looking for familes with underage kids who own a playstation and try and fake a lawsuit, if anythingi think someone should investigate jack. and why is it always take-two and rockstar, there are other publishers wigh even more gorish games. like GOD OF WAR. that has violence and nudity.

# American comments are uncalled for — Guest 2006-09-26 08:48

If you have not been in the US, don't f**king judge....just because the lame media posts something in the US, does not mean every american does that...stop being ignorant, and open your eyes. This kid did not learn what is right from wrong, and I guess some of you didn't either.

# Guilt — Mentality 2006-09-26 08:51

It's all based around guilt, they feel guilty and as though they are to blame, maybe they are maybe they aint, it could have been the people he was hanging around with or just overly influenced (by games, yes it is possible) What am saying is, they feel guilty, so they just want to pass the blame, so they feel less guilty for letting him get so bad (again despite the fact it may not have been their fault anyway.)

But at the end of the day, he was 17, he was old enough to know better, no matter what games he was playing, he is responsable for his own actions, and should face the consequences.

# I say — Guest 2006-09-26 08:53

...sue the parents. Well, since they're dead, sue the next relatives (esp. those who now try to sue entertainment companies). Sue them to hell and bury them in a deep black hole for their utter dumbness and ignorance.

a) A game rated "M" given to a 14 year old

b) The kid had access to weapons which he shouldn't have at any possibility

The parents violated their parental duties at least twice. I don't even want to know how much else they diseducated the child. *****ed up families shouldn't get the possibility to sue other for their own faults, especially when it's so *****ing obvious (a game does not train anyone to do things in real life, you just can improve your reactions and intuitivity at specific situations, also the game surely didn't include the weapon, god damn).

The judges at court are also pretty much *****ed up if they give reason like this. I really wonder how stupid people can be and still get into positions where they get to decide over others. And that's not only in America... the courts here in germany aren't much better either

***** the world, 'cause the world is *****ed up

# Guest 2006-09-26 09:00

Ok... How can a third person perspective game teach someone how to fire a pistol if the characters in the game can't even hold the damned thing the right way? GTA doesn't teach basic pistol markmanship, it teaches us that people are whiney douchebags and that stupid *****balls will blame other peoples idiocy on video games.

# wtf? — Guest 2006-09-26 09:18

Really , a game could not push a person to do such a thing unless they had totally *****ed up morals in the first place. As if games are the cause , and yet firing a real gun at animals are never blamed. I have no problem with hunting , i have a problem with blaming and ignoring the issue of ethics.

An ethical person would not have shot anyone.. pixelated humans have nothing to do with the issue

# WTF — Guest 2006-09-26 09:34

Why is this is in the psp section.

PSNFO OWNZ YOU!!!!11111

dont cry over spill milk

# Guest 2006-09-26 09:42

I live here and remember all that. They seem to put the blame on anything but themselves. lol

# Uh-uh. — Guest 2006-09-26 09:43

Being an avid Grand Theft Auto fan, and also a kid just turning fifteen soon, I can say that GTA does not turn you into a cold blooded killer. In fact, I would never kill somebody if I had the chance. And I'd like to wonder how such a game 'teaches you how to point and shoot a gun', turning you into a merciless killing machine. In reality, there's no R1 button that targets a nearby enemy, nor is there a large O button that automatically fires the weapon in a perfect line to the target. These accusations are nothing but crap.

# dumb — Breakdown 2006-09-26 09:51

hey, i got an idea. lets ban english books too since they teach us english to understand what is going on is these games which then teach us how to do these violent acts. cut them off at the source =p

# @ 31 — Guest 2006-09-26 09:55

QUOTE "31. » virtual reality murder simulators???

"the game trained Posey how to point and shoot a gun in a fashion making him an extraordinarily effective killer"

Yeah right.. and me after playing all gta games out there now i am an expert in using bazookas to blow up police vehicles in my daily life and then steal their helicopter to go back home and park it in my garage and go to bed in peace after changing my t-shirt and saving my life to the memory stick...

Post number #1 said it all."

LMFAO!!!

# well.......... — Guest 2006-09-26 10:03

I always was against people like Jack Thompson because of their extremist actions but few days ago I realize that when you go to Babagges and Gamstop most of the kids who buy games like GTA are just 9-12 year olds and although I bought GTA 3 when I was 11 , I feel a bit insecure that minors play that games , why? , I know that unlike me there are kids who there parenbts don't spend time with them and there are many kids who act by gropu pressure and there are many kids who have anger issues and there many kids who can hardly dsitinguish truth from reality , some of those kind of kids buy this games and have a capability of causing massacres. And I know the fault is not of the videogame companies but we gotta face that that doesn't change parents will be responsible , with todays many troubles ( especially in America as a whole , not just USA ) many parents don't have time to spend time with their children and parents like those are million so it's a problem that cannot be solved , that's why I think that to some extent we should limit what can be done in violent videogames.

# wtf — Guest 2006-09-26 10:17

These little *****ers got to face the fact that video games are not to be blamed for violence. I would not even think about killing someone and i played all the gta games and saints row.

IF YOU DO THE ACTION YOU ARE TO BLAME *****ER!!!!!!!

# @Europeans Bashing Americans — Guest 2006-09-26 10:23

No wonder your your silly country is experiencing brain drain to a more primordial country such as the United States, with taking into account your prejudice opinions.

# nintendo — Guest 2006-09-26 10:28

dudes lets sui nintendo because mario is violend to. it let me kill turtlles by jumping on them. so maby in real life i will kill someone by jumping on him :S

# what the hell — Guest 2006-09-26 10:49

i agree with 31 how does me playing a video game make me able to swing a sword, throw a grenade, steal a tank off a military base(cant wait for someone to try that one). I dont know about you but i have been playing games like DOOM Castle Wolfenstein Duke Nukem since i was a kid and i turned out fine these ppl are INSANE. I swear these ppl get stupider every day

# Good Grief — Guest 2006-09-26 10:51

Blame the goddam news too while you're at it Jack.

# I hate people — Guest 2006-09-26 12:10

Faith in humanity meter down 56%

=..(

# @61 — Chavagnatze 2006-09-26 12:12

Don't forget Duck Hunt and tat wild west quick draw game on NES. Those could teach you how to shoot better because you are actually using a big orange and grey NINTENDO GUN!

Jack Thompson is the scum of the video game universe. He takes that "lawyer defending his client by any statement necessary" approach. You can see that in all of his bu!!s#!t statements that he tries to use as facts. (He tried that s#!t with Adam Sessler and got chopped the ***** up really quickly) When he has to defend his statements he has to think of more bu!!s#!t on the fly or tries to change the subject. He never knows what the hell he is talking about.

This man talks down to people (especially gamers on forums and blogs) about how smart/mature he is, but when you challenge him to the point that he has to defend himself, he will leave the page (if you are on the net) or resort to petty name calling and insults. (Like how he has done on many forums and in many many emails. If you want evidence google his name.)

# What A Load Of Crap! — Guest 2006-09-26 12:43

This country is way too sue happy! I mean c'mon, some kid brings a gun to school, and it's because of Doom. A couple of kids sacrifice a virgin girl because of some Slayer lyrics, and who gets blamed... The band! The problem is, people keep looking for someone else to blame. Even Ozzy has been blamed for crimes he hasn't committed, ie. Suicide Solution, a song about committing suicide through alchohol overdose. Some guy blows his brains out, the lawyers claim there were subliminal messages in the song "Get the gun, shoot, shoot, shoot." It's all a bunch of bull. No ones too blame but the parents who probably weren't doing such a good job to begin with. In this case, somebody's looking for an easy way out, and make a few bucks along the way. I don't believe for one second a game, song, or movie could cause you to do anything that you wouldn't normally do to begin with. The kid was twisted, and it wasn't caused by the game! Get him help, show him he was wrong, punish him, but for the love of God, don't try to convince him he was brainwashed by a game, that's too easy.

# And why a 14 yr old had a M rated Game? — Sr_Moska 2006-09-26 12:45

It's not the game, it was the family the one with the problem!

# JESUS!! — Guest 2006-09-26 12:48

OMFG!! STOP!!! BLAMING!!! F****** Video Game OMG!!!.... You killed those ppl thae game didn't make you do that you freaking idiots!!

# man — Guest 2006-09-26 12:49

since im retarded and *****ed up in the head i think im going to throw barrels at a spanish guy since i saw donky kong do it

video games + the metally ill = bad time

# LOL — Guest 2006-09-26 12:53

#69 - ROFL!!!

#67 - True... I can get M games i'm 16

#66 - TWISTED.... This kid is Retarted

# stupid ass motha*****as — Guest 2006-09-26 13:14

dumb ass motha*****az alwaiiz gotta ***** up ***** for da rest of us....y da hell are they

# stupid liberals — Guest 2006-09-26 13:15

Idiots. They're just jealous that a game like GTA is so good that copy cats can't beat it. Also, they're making excuses for their murderous ways by blaming a piece of artwork.

"Pacman made me eat too much and so now I'm fat"

# Guest 2006-09-26 13:38

If I go around jumping on ostriches trying to get eggs, does that mean I can blame the game "Joust"? I'd have to say ***** no.

# How To Shoot A Fking Gun — Guest 2006-09-26 13:40

Hold R1 Button and Press O button, that's it.

Stupid boy, cuz he shot them due to his personal problems and crappy disfunctional family.

Stupid parents, cuz they think videogame producers are guilty but they don't even care about their *****in children.

Stupid people, who think we learn how to shoot by playing GTA, while movies and almost all of tv's content if so full of ***** like that; besides I can't remember a single part of that game resembling the standard procedure for using a gun in the real world.

And also, he is not an adult, so the gun probably belongs to the *****ing, stupid parents.

# Way to go Thompson — Guest 2006-09-26 13:54

Way to go Jack Thompson, you have hit gold again. You have won SO many cases when you go against Grand Theft Auto... I'm sure they will just cancel Vice City Stories, and never release it because they are so scared of being sued. /sarcasm. Now in all seriousness, I know we shouldn't put a price on human life... but $600,000,000? Its not like he killed Bill Gates for God's sake! WTF? Oh well, if things go like they have in the past... Jack Thompson 0, Rockstar Games 999,999,999.

# big surprise.... — Guest 2006-09-26 14:03

Wow another person blaming gta. How original..... It seems that you can kill anyone you want but all you have to do is have a copy of gta and you are not responsible. Thats a worse message than is supposidly sent by gta

# listen to this — Guest 2006-09-26 14:26

i am 17 now but b4 that i was never id'd when i bought a game. I bought gta a year ago no problem.

# M — Temprix 2006-09-26 14:37

This game has an "M" rating. End of case.

# Stupidity is contagious — Guest 2006-09-26 14:48

first of all, i think 9/10 kids has a ps2. and 9/10 of those kids have a gta game.

secondly, you do not learn skills to shoot and kill people. gta is in third person and uses auto aim.

this is completely retarded i am about to go on a *****ing rampage and kill people!! not because of violent video games, but because of how *****ing stupid all of the *****ing dumb asses like jack thompson.

# Guest 2006-09-26 15:04

Well all I have to say is that he was 14 and playing a game rated for 17 and older.

It reminds me of this thing the other day. So I am playing a video game where I was driving to work and I looked at it and said wow this graphics are amazing!!!

Wait no I was driving to work. These moments are getting more and more frequent. Sorry I sometimes confuse real live and video games. NOT

How the hell do you confuse real life with video games? If you confuse real life and video games all I have to say is YOU'RE RETARDED.

# I have a proposal — infinitysend 2006-09-26 15:14

Let's give our good ol' buddy Jack Thompson an "official" nickname, shall we?

I propose we all start calling him Jack *****. Because that's all he ever seems to show he knows about anything. Wow, I sure didn't see that one coming, y'know? I'm sure Jack ***** had a nice long talk with the parents about how much money they could make off of trying to sue Take Two and the like. Hell, I bet he was the one that gave them the idea! I've heard the guy talk, I know how he likes to put words in people's mouth. He's charismatic as hell and he knows how to speak publicly. He's a *****in' lawyer! He went to school TO LEARN HOW TO LIE. Jack ***** needs a spanking from every goddamn gamer on the planet...

# above. — infinitysend 2006-09-26 15:18

it's SUPPOSED to say "Jack *****".... f'n censorship...

# @#%&*(@#% — infinitysend 2006-09-26 15:22

ok, LOL QJ, you guys... you guys.....

I bet you can't type ***** either, right?

how about *****?

maybe g o d d a m n i t?

they're just words, people, ain't hurtin' no one.

swears are taken WAY too seriously in this *****ry. and no, that's not a typo. hmmm i wonder if it'll be censored too?

# infinitysend 2006-09-26 15:28

[h][t]

[f][c][k]

OMG someone hide the kiddies! 9_9 Ok that's it, i'm never posting in these patheticly inane comments fields ever again. It's' not like anyone ever says anything worthwhile...

# Same old same old... — DoubleDragon 2006-09-26 16:09

Just another example of some stupid hick town yokels who leave their firearms out in the open, kid picks them up, shoots down the whole family all in the fact because Mr. Vercetti somehow whispered in his ear that it's ok . It's also nice to see how involved his family was in his life by allowing him to play a game that was rated 17+. Just another smear campaign against Take Two to help families save face on their own parental inadequecies.

# LOOK AT THE RATING! — Guest 2006-09-26 16:54

your kid is how old? 14. the game is rated for people how old? 17. i rest my case its the parents own fault for buying the game for there son. gta might have influenced him but it was his own decision hes 14 he knows right from wrong he knew that his actions would be irreversible. i hate morons like this who try to blame video games for all there problems>

# Guest 2006-09-26 17:02

Well "Lestat"

The army uses video game simulation as one training excercise, so apparently you can train to kill by " moving your thumbs and fingers"

So yeah, " Shuin0 "

A game can teach you how to shoot a gun.

You people are stupid.

At least read something other than video game sites, like..the news.

I do agree, it's annoying when people blame things on video games, even if you can learn these things, it's like...learn to infiltrate an area without being spotted and steal or destroy something"Metal Gear Solid"

You can learn things from games!

It just seems people only learn how to blame their problems on them though.

# Guest 2006-09-26 17:13

Oh I forgot to say this.

He parents could not have even known the boy was playing the game, he could have played it at a friends house, had a friend buy it for him, or maybe his parents did get him the game? I don't know.

My parents buy me these games, and I will say, there are a lot of people I would like to shoot, but it isn't because I've played the games and think it's okay. Just because I don't like them and would be happy to see their funeral.

Is that so bad? No one even knows what happens when someone "dies" The real kicker is that, you can't even define every word to the sentence of "Little Jimmy has died" Because then you would have to define every word to your previous definitions, and it would all repeat on a lot of paper, or in a lot of words. No one knows what these words mean, every word is only made up, sure we "think" we understand them, you think you understand what I am saying..but you don't really, because you didn't make the words up. Now that I have "thought" about it, "I am mad because I don't even understand the words I used, it is kinda depressing. Maybe everything needs to be in quotes, like this sentence""Does any one understand what I am trying to say, well email me if you do, but don't waste both our time by flaming me"

fighterspirit@i nbox.com

# Absolute rubbish — Guest 2006-09-26 19:10

The kid shouldn't have been playing this title at his age anyway, the "rating system" doesn't allow this game to be bought by someone of his age,Who bought this game for him, who let him play it.This rating system is done as part of the protocol of the release of a title on all Sony , Rockstar and all other Games systems. If this game was being played by the Kid at this young age, what were his gaurdians/ Parents doing. Thats first. Secondly, I'm guessing this kid would've seen 15+ movies so is Holywood to blame? Crap,Im guessing this kid lived in a dysfunctional family and/or has some serious issues. To not know it's wrong to shoot your family is a failure of his parents and guardians when his parents weren't there. It's ridiculous this would even go to trial. Let's hope Sony and Rockstar winand set a precedent (IM not a legal expert) and common sense prevails for a long time to come. What a load of Crap.

# hmmm... — Guest 2006-09-26 23:18

it's not only games that trigger violence.... movies....everything u see on tv now is crude and violent that's what attracts viewers.... all thses things imo certainly play a role,probably minimum,but still influence some person(fools i wud call them or weak-minded)'s behaviours...

# Big stinky pile — Guest 2006-09-27 01:41

This is as bad as suing mcdonalds because your fat ass is 400 lbs and your about to die. Or smoking for 40 years then suing the tobacco company when you get cancer.

The truth is simple, this kid is a *****ing psycho and has some serious mental problems. But i guess its easier to blame some video game, then accepting that your grandson or nephew or what ever is a *****ing loone.

Hopefully a judge wont buy into this crap and will throw this suit out as quick as the mcdonalds crap.

# Always trying to blame someone else — Guest 2006-09-27 02:47

I hope this son of a ***** gets the death penalty. Lethal injection would be too good for this *****er, I want to see him hang.

# $600M — Guest 2006-09-27 02:58

Not to sound insensitive to the victim's family, but it sounds a lot like these people are trying to milk the cow. How could the funeral costs and mental damages possibly add up to such an outlandish ( not to mention even) figure? The whole fact that they got this Jack Thompson idiot representing them says a lot. It is , once again, this guys furthering quest to make pains and instigation's to suit his purpose. I'm not a big fan of Grand Theft Auto games, but my nephew has played and beat ( the talented lil s**t that he is :P...lol) all of these games that are said to be causing crimes in it's ever inescapable snare. I'M alive, his single mother is still alive, his sister, his cousins, his grandparents.....to tell you the truth everyone he comes in contact with on a regular basis is quite alive and well. Wouldn't it be just as kosher for a complete stranger to take the parents of sick f**ks like this kid to court for allowing such a danger to society run amok while our kids walk the streets? Where's OUR $600 million dollars damnit?! Is there some government funding for familes of drive buy shootings?? You can bet there isn't, but hey let's give a cool 600 million to the SURVIVORS of a family who seen what some families see on a daliy basis

. people like Jack Thompson make me utterly repulsed and disgusted...$600 million bucks, that's probably to cover his outlandish fees

"In god we trust" , but it doesn't say how much they HONOR him now does it

# Guest 2006-09-27 04:57

things like this are stupid, the cops suck ass and dont wanna seem like ***** cops so when they dont know who did it they put the blame on a video game, and no its not the first time its happened. tell you what, why dont you blame sony for making the console in the first place? or better yet, blame nintendo for inspiring sony into the gaming market? so dont blame rockstar for mking good games just because your ***** cops and cant do your jobs right

# OMG 600 million — Guest 2006-09-27 10:46

look all that money , if that family wins I will kill myself and leave anote laming GTA and to sue them with the help of Jack Thompson so my whole family gets a few millions and 80% of it is donated to the poor people in Africa. Nice ins't it :).

# omg not more of this — DarkLink5607 2006-09-27 10:47

to blame GTA for training people on how to use firearms and steal vehicles is too silly to believe. Hell, to steal a vehicle in GTA you stand next to it and push a button. And the guns aren't realistic at all! To blame GTA on crime is silly. I hope Jack Thompson Hillary Clinton take a couple minutes to play a GTA game and they'll see just how stupid they sound for having this position

# Gonna buy vice city stories on release — Guest 2006-10-06 03:57

How punk´d could you be!? I bet these family members are deeply sad, but blaming games is, as many times previously stated, just plain stupidity. I mean it. It is true that you could easily get M rated games even if you´re underaged. I am fourteen and I can get M rated games in all the nearby stores. Anyway, this is in Sweden, and I don´t know how it is over there. I have seen both Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine. See them and talk to me in a week. I have never heard of Jack Thompson before but I will uppercut him if I ever meet him. B.i.t.c.h.

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