Grand Theft Auto withdrawn in Thailand after copycat killing

[danrok]

Thai distributors have pulled GTA IV after a 19-year-old killed a taxi driver while recreating a scene from the game

One of the largest video game distributors in Asia has halted sales of the Grand Theft Auto IV in Thailand after a teenager confessed to robbing and murdering a taxi driver while trying to recreate a scene from the game.

New Era Interactive said it had sent a note to all of its Thai stores telling them to pull the game off the shelves after a 19-year old high-school student confessed to killing a taxi driver with a knife he bought at a local branch of Tesco.

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GTA IV: Grand Theft Auto withdrawn in Thailand after copycat killing

[ccperf721p]

Next they should get rid of all knives..
My favorite quote in the whole deal.

"Today it is a cab driver but tomorrow it could be a video game shop owner."

[MUff1N]

There is ALWAYS at least one loony out there that will mimic something completely crazy and off the wall, whether they see it on TV, in a Movie, a Game, or Read about it in a Paper or a Book!

So do we need to Ban all of these things? NO, we need to lock up the Crazies is all.

[danrok]

Sounds to me as though this kid was getting a free ride from his parents, expecting and getting money on a daily basis from the, despite their low wages.

When that wasn't enough, he's looked for another source of free money.

[Daniel ~]

Originally Posted by ccperf721p

Next they should get rid of all knives..
My favorite quote in the whole deal.

"Today it is a cab driver but tomorrow it could be a video game shop owner."

Naturally were all upset when video game shop owners are threatened!

But all this guy did was kill a cabbie...so what's the fuss!? With thinking this clear we can easily see how the game ended up pulled!