'Grand Theft Auto' blamed for London riots

[Shinanigans]

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news ... riots.html

Grand Theft Auto has been identified by a policeman as a possible contributing factor to this past weekend's riots in Tottenham.

A police constable told the London Evening Standard that the youths at the centre of the violence may have been tempted to re-enact scenes from Rockstar's controversial gaming franchise.

"These are bad people who did this. Kids out of control," the unnamed source is quoted as saying.

"When I was young it was all Pac-Man and board games. Now they're playing Grand Theft Auto and want to live it for themselves."

Rockstar games such as Canis Canem Edit, Manhunt and Grand Theft Auto have been at the centre of numerous controversies over the years.

2008 Nintendo DS release Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars sparked controversy by featuring a drug-dealing mini-game.

****... lol.

[Disco LT]

And the Bogside Massacre was a result of CoD.. oh wait,

What a complete tool.

[Wyld]

Gaming.

Destroying society since 1300BC.

[Tastynapalm]

I am waiting for them to blame the Clash.

[Sandgroper-WA]

Bugger me... So has Chess been the root of all wars?

[jambo]

If Pac-Man had affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in dark rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive electronic music.

[Drakand]

If Pac-Man had affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in dark rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive electronic music.

nice

[BBlunt]

So the Police shooting and killing a guy (who had allegedly shoot at them earlier) played no part in it!

[André Axe'm]

If Pac-Man had affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in dark rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive electronic music.

I thought lots of people actually did this...

[Sathias]

I'm sure this had no effect either

http://j.mp/qBbcoL

[Mythor]

If Pac-Man had affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in dark rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive electronic music.

I thought lots of people actually did this...

That's the joke.

Some random cop said GTA's to blame? Awesome.

[PalZer0]

Wonder if O'Connor is having second thoughts about putting an R18 rating for games through now.

[Cas Bitton]

Wonder if O'Connor is having second thoughts about putting an R18 rating for games through now.

Unless London begins to start sending under age offenders to Australia and the risk of potentially purchasing R18 titles in the future is at hand. No.

People are grasping at straws to somehow apply non-related issues to something everyone can visibly associate with at the present.

Insert problem A with problem B = create sensationalist story with ease

[DXPetti]

QUICK, lets find the first scapegoat that comes to mind and pin all my problems on it