Boy arrested for lighting up cars, blames GTA

JeuxVideo writes:

"A 13-year-old boy was arrested Saturday morning at Lyon, when he put the fire to his 3rd car. Heard by police, he explained that he imitated the video game Grand Theft Auto 4, released last spring, sold millions of copies, and where the player must commit a maximum of illegal acts. "He first set fire to 2 cars parked in his neighborhood, which completely burned, and was surprised when he set fire to a 3rd. During his hearing, he said it was like in GTA "

[Pebz]

Yes, let's blame GTA4 rather than the massive failure of the parental figures involved (parents, teachers etc) and the society as a whole.

I suppose they should be happy he wasn't inspired by something like Gears of War, and started chainsawing people...

[jlytle1234]

Society hasn't failed a 13 year old who sets cars on fire. If you are 13 and think its ok to set fire to cars, you have failed yourself.

[UnwanteDreamz]

I totally agree. Kid has a wonderful future in fast food.

[Megatron08]

Fast Food ? more like making license plates

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

This or a new easy way out of the jail... Maybe "blame on games" is a new high between lawyers. Anyway, pathetic.

[jlytle1234]

Tie him to some train tracks and blame it on Snidely Whiplash.

[running rampid]

lulz with the pics man and bubbles for your good posts. the media portrays it as if only videogames influence young kids behaviour these days. they need to think a little. jeez.

[Rock Bottom]

Crazy French people.

[dj_funky]

here goes another one.

[UnwanteDreamz]

I can't stand this crap. I blame the MSM for giving the tards a voice. Why even print this crap when it is obviously a BS excuse.

[damnwrx]

Red Bull,gives you w!!ngs.....

[dirtrider]

cause well we all know how angry and mentally hurt they are. i mean shoot they have went out of there way to ruin a video games website.

[carlos305xp]

stupid parents...stop buying these games for kids...its their ignorance thats causing these kids to become violent and vulgar.

[caffman]

before a cannibal blames viva pinata!

[slave2Dcontroller]

ia waaaaaaaaaaaay more over the top than GTA so I wonder will it get blamed for idiots setting circus clowns on fire.

On a more serious and logical note... when are PARENTS going to start being reaponsible for the content which their children are exposed too? Seems many are ignoring the ESRB labels thats right on the damn box of every game.

[Jack Bauer]

i blame the parents

[steck67]

It's not GTA's fault, it's the parents for not taking responsibility.

[Killjoy3000]

I still to this very day don't understand where people get off on the utter audacity of blaming videogames for their stupid/violent acts. Not in any way shape or form does Rockstar provoke something like this in the real world, making every single damn "Blame Game," argument (Lol get it, lame joke) irrelevant and void.

F*ck you world!!

[user858621]

lit ma 360 on fire, i got the idea 4rm gta afta it's framerate kept dropping oh n dem annoying pop ups

[Shadow Man]

I never experience low framerate, that prove you don't own a 360. You are a Droid.

[Ogrekiller]

Excellent, even the droids are buying 360s now.

Embrace your inner Xbot.

[cereal_killa]

Of course he is going to blame a video game the PS3/360 (whatever platform he was playing on) seems to be his parents... You know maybe if parents these days would take part in what their children are doing/playing in video games or on the pc we would not have to worry about idiot kids who kill them selves trying to act out Halo or carjack because of GTA I'm sure there going to be another scumbag lawyer jumping on this one to sue R* to make his 15 mins of fame.

[Andras84]

....blame GTA4!!! Not the kid for doing something that he knows (he's 13 he is old enough to know) he can't do in real life without hurting people.

BLAME GTA4!!! Not the parents who got this game for their son on the first place.

BLAME GTA4!! Not a mental disorder that this child clearly suffers from.

If you are 8 years old and imitate a movie or a game I can understand in some extent. But you have no excuse when you are 13 years old!! You should know better. You should be able to tell the difference between real life and a video game. If you can you have a mental disorder and should seek professional help as soon as possible.

[badz149]

but poor parents over there for having such a DUMB kid!

[Psycho_Mantis]

You just took the words right out of my mouth. I swear, if i hear one more god**** story on lets blame GTA4 because "i am just a kid and i tought it would be cool like GTA4" iam just gonna go insane here on these kind of storys. But then again there isnt one thing they can do.

BUT....

the parents CAN!

Take that into consideration. ;)

[f789790]

I can see that happening.

[KiddyBrownTurd]

probably the ps3 version

[psycho360]

I'd put him in a car and light fire to it. The kid obviously has mental issues and his excuse of blamming it on GTAIV is as lame as his parents for allowing him to play such games.

Surely millions of people are playing games like GTAIV but why only a handful of crimes are blammed on this? This shows that only mentally unstable persons can act out on these things they see in video games. I suggest putting warning on games like these "not suitable of idiots".