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[Julio93]

http://news.sky.com/...ying-video-game

 

An eight-year-old boy intentionally shot and killed his grandmother minutes after playing the violent video game Grand Theft Auto IV, US authorities said.

The town of Slaughter, Louisiana, is in shock after the child was able to access the family's gun and shoot the 90-year-old in the head while she was watching television.

The woman, who was helping to look after the boy, was pronounced dead at the scene at the Country Breeze Mobile Home Park.

Sheriff's deputies have not revealed a motive but they pointed out the child was playing the video game before the fatal shooting.

The killing happened in Slaughter, Louisiana

The game, which is rated "M" for mature audiences and is recommended for ages 17 and above, has been associated with encouraging violence and awards points to players for killing people.

The child told investigators that he accidentally shot the woman while playing with a firearm, WAFB-TV reported.

But evidence has led investigators to believe the child intentionally shot her in the back of the head as she watched TV, it added.

Neighbour Johnnie Scott said: "Where did she have the gun? Where did he see the gun, was it in his eyesight? That's the thought that goes through my head."

A still image from Grand Theft Auto IV

Child psychologist Kristopher Kaliebe said access to a violent video game such as Grand Theft Auto IV may encourage aggressive behaviour.

He said: "From a behaviour therapy perspective, I would say that's practising.

"So if you have a video game where someone shoots at a target, that's sort of practising shooting at a target.

"When you have a video game that is shooting at a human being, that is practising shooting at a human being."

The child is being looked after by his parents. The authorities are treating the shooting as a "homicide".

The boy cannot be charged with a crime because of his age, the sheriff's office said.

Louisiana law states: "Those who have not reached the age of 10 years are exempt from criminal responsibility."

 

 

Whoa.....

[XxNightfallxX]

just what we need, another bad news involving video games and some kid doing something awful

 

seriously these kind of news always seem to pop up from left to right.

[dante👌]

Julio, zinix already posted this.

[Soul]

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[Abcdude]

Why would you leave a gun out in the open with an 8 year old around?

[Mewbot]

America needs to fix it's gun laws.

[Lebon14]

Why would you leave a gun out in the open with an 8 year old around?

THIS. Also why was the gun loaded to begin with? I wouldn't blame the video game here, I would blame the parents and the deceased grandmother for letting the kid playing the game. This is a "M" rated game! Kids shouldn't play these games, they should play games like Mario or anything E rated. Parenting fail. Seriously. Not the video game's fault.

[dante👌]

America needs to fix it's gun laws.

lol i was waiting for someone to say that. It's always the guns fault huh

[Mewbot]

lol i was waiting for someone to say that. It's always the guns fault huh

Yep. You think an 8 year old kid could have killed someone like that without a gun?

[Big Boss]

Yep. You think an 8 year old kid could have killed someone like that without a gun?

Ever heard of a kitchen knife?

[meitantei_conan]

No one else to blame but the parents. 1. Why the hell do you have a loaded gun laying around? 2. What the hell was the grandmother doing at the time? wasn't she supposed to be watching him?  Personally I don't see anything wrong with him playing GTA only as long as the child understood the difference between reality and a game. I mean I played GTA and Doom when I was a kid and I'm fine and I am sure tons of other members on this forum have too. 

Edited by meitantei_conan, 26 August 2013 - 03:07 AM.

[Hank Hill]

http://thewiiu.com/t...playing-gta-iv/

 

I'd say use the search function, but Feld0  managed to screw that up when transferring the server along with a few other things.

 

Locking.