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GTA 'door-checking' case prosecutor; "The blame lies entirely with Nathan Hartley"

From PS3 Attitude: "As is our want here at PS3 Attitude, we like to get involved with the politics of gaming every now and then.

On reading the report that Nathan Hartley, an 18-year-old from Maryland in the United States had been sentenced to seven years in prison for an act we'd never heard of before – 'door-checking' – what sparked our interest was the insistence that this activity is an integral part of Grand Theft Auto.

But rather than tow the sensationalist line, we asked the prosecutor in this case, John Mark McDonald, what really happened and why GTA was even brought into this courtroom, since we don't remember seeing this activity in the game at all..."
DolphGB - contributor
Published: 127 days 7 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Industry News
 
 
 
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