"GTA inspired London riots", paper claims

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Lawlessness, civil disobedience, rampant criminality and violence. All could be used to describe the events witnessed in Tottenham and Enfield over the weekend. Oh, and they could also be used to describe a certain video game.

And while Codemasters’ F1 series hasn’t been credited for the success of Sebastian Vettel and I’ve not yet read any stories thanking Populous for inspiring God himself, some people have seemingly linked Rockstar’s title to the tragic events.

Tonight’s copy of the London Evening Standard could claim that the London riots seen in the past 48 hours were “inspired” by famous games series Grand Theft Auto, MCV can reveal.

Two people – one a police officer in Tottenham and the other an Enfield resident – told reporters that they believed the popular game series was the catalyst behind the breakdown of law and order.

A member of the Evening Standard news team confirmed that at the time of speaking, the GTA quotes were to be included in the article. However, the source would not rule out the possibility of alternations being made before the paper hits presses.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/gta-inspired-london-riots/082762

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-BTBM-Posted:

lol yet another fail made by non nerds;P
*and people who dont play gta4:)*

spy4561Posted:

imafish Government is what inspired london riots, Stupid posh twats up there own arses


Yeah it was. How would their newspaper editors think that? What the ****? There isn't any riots in GTA that I know of.

imafishPosted:

Government is what inspired london riots, Stupid posh twats up there own arses

RedguardstolemehorsePosted:

**** me, chavs all over the place now kick them all back over to somalia where they belong bastards.

marcusmonsoonPosted:

Undead_Graphics Yet another reason why the UK sucks.
Stfu & gtfo. Idiots like you don't deserve lives.

System32Posted:

eskyboy
Undead_Graphics Yet another reason why the UK sucks.
Woah... What the **** man thats Racist i could say the Same about The US and there obesity rates -_- Dont talk **** man it aint cool


I'm pretty sure "English/British/Whatever" is not a race bro :)

MintPosted:

Undead_Graphics Yet another reason why the UK sucks.
Woah... What the **** man thats Racist i could say the Same about The US and there obesity rates -_- Dont talk shit man it aint cool

TTG_MSanchez33Posted:

videogamerkp
TTG_Crysis
L96A1
DopestDope_Eva Well i think games do inspire violence among people, just look at that guy in Norway if i recall he used "Modern Warfare 2 as training". Then there was the (United States) teenager who killed his mother and hurt his dad because they didnt let him play Halo 3.

All comes down to game's, but i dont think GTA is the cause of the London riots.

-Dope



MW2 was not training, the only thing that game gave him was Inspiration to use deadly weapons. Video games can't train anyone.


This story is a load of ****. The media find any game they want to relate to this riot. Last time I checked, GTA didn't have any riots or stuff like that.


What causes riots? The government. BLAME THEM.
You must be stupid. If you actually read the Norway articale it axtaully said " Used Modern Warfare 2 for training".Please dont talk if you dont know what your talking about.


MW2 is not training, its a game. you gain no skills in using weapons from playing it. you should not talk about what YOU dont know. it would be like saying wearing a superman outfit made a dude fly, have heat vision and super strength.


GTA San Andreas had riots...

Sweaty_GrandmasPosted:

TTG_Crysis
L96A1
DopestDope_Eva Well i think games do inspire violence among people, just look at that guy in Norway if i recall he used "Modern Warfare 2 as training". Then there was the (United States) teenager who killed his mother and hurt his dad because they didnt let him play Halo 3.

All comes down to game's, but i dont think GTA is the cause of the London riots.

-Dope



MW2 was not training, the only thing that game gave him was Inspiration to use deadly weapons. Video games can't train anyone.


This story is a load of ****. The media find any game they want to relate to this riot. Last time I checked, GTA didn't have any riots or stuff like that.


What causes riots? The government. BLAME THEM.
You must be stupid. If you actually read the Norway articale it axtaully said " Used Modern Warfare 2 for training".Please dont talk if you dont know what your talking about.


MW2 is not training, its a game. you gain no skills in using weapons from playing it. you should not talk about what YOU dont know. it would be like saying wearing a superman outfit made a dude fly, have heat vision and super strength.

PhoramPosted:

Yet another reason why the UK sucks.


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