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6-year-old takes family car after missing bus

A 6-year-old Virginia boy who missed his bus tried to drive to school in his family's sedan - and crashed. His parents were charged with child endangerment. State police said the boy suffered only minor injuries and authorities drove him to school after he was evaluated at a local hospital for a bump on his head. He arrived shortly after lunch, Sgt. Tom Cunningham said.

The boy told police he learned to drive playing Grand Theft Auto and Monster Truck Jam video games.

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Skerj - 347 days 22 hours ago

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Oooh I can't wait for the media to jump on this one and someone asks the golden question: "Why was a 6 year old playing Grand Theft Auto in the first place?".

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deep - 347 days 21 hours ago

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Well why was he? Bad parenting.

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Yi-Long - 347 days 19 hours ago

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1.2 - Sadly, the media usually just skips that question....

... and goes straight for the torches.

A 6 year old shouldnt be stealing cars (oranything else for that matter). You'd think parents would teach their kids such simple principles, but I guess they were too busy not caring, not bothering, or spoiling the kid too much.

But yeah, ofcourse GTA4 will be held responsible instead of the parents...
Very sad.

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Michael Jackson - 347 days 12 hours ago

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1.3 - I am apalled.

A six year old does not have any business playing Grand Theft Auto.
He should just instead get inside Mr. Jackson's Auto. Teehee. X)

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hay - 347 days 12 hours ago

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Basically GTA is rated AT LEAST teen so the kiddo shouldn't be playing it, bah, I doubt he should know about the game.

But hey, some games really teach. After playing years ago oldschool Pizza Syndicate I learnt how to make one... To some extent of course...

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solidt12 - 347 days 12 hours ago

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Well they can't blame the game. It's the parents. The only games my 6 year old is interested in playing is Little Big Planet, Sonic Unleashed, and a bunch of Wii games. He wants to watch me play Fallout 3 but I make him go upstairs when the heads start exploding. He gets a little too excited about that.

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Ju - 347 days 12 hours ago

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I agree here. WhyTF is a 6 year old playing GTA ?? I know some parents don't care (pretending they "didn't know"). Maybe some people need be be educated in common sense.

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f789790 - 347 days 11 hours ago

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1.7 - Why weren't his parents awake to see him off to school?

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Elimin8 - 347 days 11 hours ago

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1.8 - Ridiculous

unless there is an X, B, Y, Square or Triangle etc in that car I say boolsheet. GTA does not teach you how to drive let alone steer.... had they said Gran Turismo, that may have passed.

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boodybandit - 347 days 10 hours ago

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1.9 - Skerj

That is the first thing I thought 2 seconds after reading the title.
WTF is a 6 year old doing playing any GTA game?

This is wrong on so many levels they are not even worth listing. The bottom line is some people shouldn't breed.

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Ghoul - 347 days 10 hours ago

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call me old fashioned but a 6 year old should do other things then gaming.

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Silver360 - 347 days 7 hours ago

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1.11 - Amazing

I just want to know how he saw over the dashboard? Or how his feet reached the accelerator, because he had to give it some gas if he passed two cars. And what does he eat at home if he was so anxious to get to school for breakfast? Something fishy about this one.

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ZeVeX - 347 days 15 hours ago

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Wonder what would happen if this kid got his hands on Manhunt, God Forbid, Monkey See Monkey Do.

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SeanScythe - 347 days 14 hours ago

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Give this kid Ace Combat after that he should be able to fly a real fighter jet. I mean that's how much sence that story makes, according to him the games teach us everything we need to know to be able to do what the game characters do.
I'm going play Mirror's Edge, I need more pratice before I'm ready to jump from roof tops correctly.

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SeanScythe - 347 days 15 hours ago

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I played the damn game an what did it teach him? How to break a glass and then magicly drive off? I mean the game doesn't teach you to hot wire or change gears. The parents should be arrested for not knowing where their 6 year old is at. I mean what do they do give him an alarm clock to wake up to and make him gets dressed on his own? My god the kids in kindergarden. At 6 I was not able to make myself get ready for anything.

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mirroredderorrim - 347 days 13 hours ago

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4 - @The Parents

/facepalm

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Graphics Whore - 347 days 13 hours ago

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He stole the key's put it into the ignition, adjusted the gear into the correct drive setting and stole the vehicle? A Six year old?

Reached the pedals, all the while successfully maneuvering the vehicle. Okay.

"The boy's hand-eye coordination must be pretty advanced for his age; while he didn't make it to the finish line, I'm totally impressed that he made it six miles."

"The boy, whose name wasn't released, missed the bus, took the keys to his family's 2005 Ford Taurus and >drove nearly six miles< toward school while his mother was asleep, police said. >He made at least two 90-degree turns<, passed several cars and ran off the rural two-lane road several times before hitting an embankment and utility pole about a mile and a half from school."

Is it just me or is something clearly not adding up.

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Pennywise - 347 days 12 hours ago

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Yeah... at which point did he elbow the window out and start shooting at hookers?

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Graphics Whore - 347 days 12 hours ago

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Maybe he decided to pistol whip the emergency response unit?

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solidt12 - 347 days 12 hours ago

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Im just glad he didn't get hurt. My stomach can't take another one of these deaths suppose related to games which are suppose to be fun.

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micro_invader - 347 days 11 hours ago

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Agreed, how could he know to put in the keys, start the engine, switch gears... hell I'm not even sure how to do that and I'm 16! :/

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Hiruma Youchi - 347 days 12 hours ago

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If I Steal a Car and say I learned how to do it from TV's and movies I saw on FOX will they blame FOX and make a big fuss out of it?

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Bigrhyno - 347 days 12 hours ago

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Impressive. I played GTA 4 and have no clue how to steal a car still. If GTA is correct, I assume you just smash a window open then the keys are magically in the ignition.

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bloop - 347 days 12 hours ago

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I believe that since you've played all the GTA games, if you walk up to a helicopter and pull the pilot out you can just jump in and fly away! Simple as that! No flying lessons needed!

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mquirozz - 347 days 12 hours ago

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8 - I just watched this on CNN this morning before work.

The kid did NOT say that. Stop spreading the anti gaming crap based on lies

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That_Whore - 347 days 12 hours ago

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His love for the education system is what drove him to break the law.

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quen_gta2 - 347 days 12 hours ago

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LOL! I guess he really didn't want to miss school.

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jib - 347 days 12 hours ago

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wow ... and here i thought i was bad ass stealing markers/pens from riteaid when i was 8. this kid is hard core

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Killzonegamer83 - 347 days 12 hours ago

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Incase your wondering, i was the one that gave you the disagrees. I dont like your avatar therefore you get a disagree

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Groo - 347 days 12 hours ago

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I don't really care about the avatar thing, I'm just wondering if you would disagree with his avatar if it was a Bush one... Freedom of speech yo

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yz250 - 347 days 11 hours ago

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11.2 - killzonegamer and solid

grow up dudes. he has the right to have whatever he wants as his "avatar picture". guess you'll disagree with my picture as well lmao.

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SeanScythe - 347 days 10 hours ago

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Welcome to america you must be new here. Not everyone is a socialist get used to it. I simply Ignor the stupid people here like yourself.

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StrawHatKid - 347 days 1 hour ago

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@yz250 They also have the right to disagree.
@SeanScythe You're right but you failed to ignore them.

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Groo - 347 days 12 hours ago

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Right.... and Street Fighter II taught me how to fight...

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Killzonegamer83 - 347 days 12 hours ago

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Your right, if it was a bush one i would have given him agrees across the board. Call me what you will, thats just how i roll

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Max Power - 347 days 12 hours ago

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14 - ok after reading the little summery...

i'd have to say that sounds more like Harry Potter than GTA4.

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Information Minister - 347 days 10 hours ago

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If you let your 6 year-old play GTA4, then you had it coming.

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Alcon - 347 days 9 hours ago

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I say blame the US car industry. If they made cars with a gear box, the kid woul not be able to drive the car after playing those games.(/joke)
Seriously, I would ask myself what a 6 year old is doing playing GTA4. The media will probaly blame the games, but all the blame lies with the parents (bad parenting/education).

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mariusmal - 347 days 9 hours ago

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damn i just wish my kids would love school like he does ahaha.

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