"GTA inspired London riots", paper claims
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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Kayo_IIPosted:
Shoot2Amuze I was watching this on the news and was laughing. My mate stays there and he broke into a few shops and sent me some free stuff up from England.
That's disgusting, you do realise people effected by violence from this riot are not insured, hundreds of people have lost there jobs, there livelyhoods, there cars. all so people like you can get some free stuff, theres no meaning behind these riots just people trying to cause trouble.
marcusmonsoonPosted:
Halo_Man_360There's a full stop at the end of a sentence, unless it's a question or exclaiming something.marcusmonsoonUndead_Graphics Yet another reason why the UK sucks.Stfu & gtfo. Idiots like you don't deserve lives.
It's "Don't deserve to live"
UK idiot
US idiot.
caimon123Posted:
im pretty sure GTA is a game where you kill Russian people and kill people who owe other people money, i dont remember trashing streets and stealing from shops?
vixx14Posted:
There all idiots, it was sparked by the guy which was shot in Tottenham by POLICE, and when it came to hackney(where I live) some people started to do this act for the FUN against POLICE, and I know this for a FACT!
AuthorisePosted:
seriously? caused by GTA?!?! HAHA i bet half the 'kids' doing this cant even afford an xbox or playstation (of their own) to play GTA on!! i think its caused mainly by something else, what, i dont know... but not GTA!! lol i used to live in the UK, but things just got worse and worse and people became arrogant, obnoxious, idiotic dumbasses. I had a friend who was a bit on the large side, and he couldnt walk down the street without people throwing abuse and litter at him, for instance, a car would drive by full of 'chavs' and they would throw food at him and yell 'hey fatty'. i now live in new zealand and what a wonderful country it is... glad to be out of the UK...
Halo_Man_360Posted:
marcusmonsoonUndead_Graphics Yet another reason why the UK sucks.Stfu & gtfo. Idiots like you don't deserve lives.
It's "Don't deserve to live"
UK idiot
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